Exploring fiber skeletons via joint representation of functional networks and structural connectivity

Shu Zhang, Tianming Liu, Dajiang Zhu

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Abstract

Studying human brain connectome has been an important, yet challenging problem due to the intrinsic complexity of the brain function and structure. Many studies have been done to map the brain connectome, like Human Connectome Project (HCP). However, multi-modality (DTI and fMRI) brain connectome analysis is still under-studied. One challenge is the lack of a framework to efficiently link different modalities together. In this paper, we integrate two research efforts including sparse dictionary learning derived functional networks and structural connectivity into a joint representation of brain connectome. This joint representation then guided the identification of the main skeletons of whole-brain fiber connections, which contributes to a better understanding of brain architecture of structural connectome and its local pathways. We applied our framework on the HCP multimodal DTI/fMRI data and successfully constructed the main skeleton of whole-brain fiber connections. We identified 14 local fiber skeletons that are functionally and structurally consistent across individual brains.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2018 - 21st International Conference, 2018, Proceedings
EditorsAlejandro F. Frangi, Christos Davatzikos, Gabor Fichtinger, Carlos Alberola-López, Julia A. Schnabel
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages357-366
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783030009304
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event21st International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2018 - Granada, Spain
Duration: 16 Sep 201820 Sep 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11072 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2018
Country/TerritorySpain
CityGranada
Period16/09/1820/09/18

Keywords

  • Connectome
  • Functional networks
  • Joint representation
  • Structural connectivity

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