Essays about: "Brain Parenchymal Fraction"

Found 2 essays containing the words Brain Parenchymal Fraction.

1. 1. Image Registration and Analysis within quantitative MRI to improve estimation of brain parenchymal fraction

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk teknik

   Author : Danish Bhat; [2016]
   Keywords : Image Registration; quantitative MRI;

   Abstract : In certain neuro-degenerative diseases likemultiple sclerosis (MS), the rate of brain atrophy can be measured by monitoring the brain parenchymal fraction (BPF) in such patients. The BPF is defined as the ratio of brain parenchymal volume (BPV, defined as the total volume of gray matter tissue, white matter tissue and other unidentified tissue) and intracranial volume (ICV, the total volume of the skull). READ MORE

3. 2. Evaluation of the Robustness of the Brain Parenchymal Fraction for Brain Atrophy Measurements

   University essay from Medicinsk informatik; Tekniska högskolan

   Author : Li Sandsveden; [2013]
   Keywords : Brain Parenchymal Fraction; BPF; Brain atrophy; MS; Multiple Sklerosis;

   Abstract : In certain diseases, like Multiple Sklerosis and Alzheimer's disease, the progression of the disease can be measured by whole brain atrophy. A difficulty with this is that all people have very different scull sizes, thus also very different brain sizes. This makes it almost impossible to establish "normal values" for brain size. READ MORE