@inproceedings{7637e638479a4dcea0a97d26fd49e88e,
title = "Models of normal variation and local contrasts in hippocampal anatomy",
abstract = "We develop a model of continuous spherical shapes and use it to analyze the anatomy of the hippocampus. To account for the geometry of bends and folds, the model relies on a geodesic metric that is sensitive to first-order deformations. We construct an atlas of the hippocampus as a mean shape and develop statistical models to characterize quantitative and qualitative normal shape variation. We also develop a localization tool to identify local contrasts in the anatomy of different populations. The tool is applied to the detection, characterization and visualization of anatomical differences such as local enlargement and gains in volume on the right hippocampus of blind subjects.",
author = "Xinyang Liu and Washington Mio and Yonggang Shi and Ivo Dinov and Xiuwen Liu and Natasha Lepor{\'e} and Franco Lepor{\'e} and Madeleine Fortin and Patrice Voss and Maryse Lassonde and Thompson, {Paul M.}",
note = "Funding Information: This research was supported in part by NSF grants DMS-0713012 and CCF-0514743, and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research grant U54 RR021813.; 11th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2008 ; Conference date: 06-09-2008 Through 10-09-2008",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-540-85990-1_49",
language = "English",
isbn = "3540859896",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "PART 2",
pages = "407--415",
booktitle = "Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention - MICCAI 2008 - 11th International Conference, Proceedings",
address = "Germany",
edition = "PART 2",
}