PAM50: Multimodal template of the brainstem and spinal cord compatible with the ICBM152 space

Benjamin de Leener (1) , Vladimir Fonov (2) , D. Louis Collins (2) , Virginie Callot (3) , Nikola Stikov , Julien Cohen-Adad (1, 4)

1 EPM - École Polytechnique de Montréal
2 MNI - McConnell Brain Imaging Centre
3 CRMBM - Centre de résonance magnétique biologique et médicale
4 CRIUGM - Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montreal

Template-based analysis of multi-parametric MRI data of the spinal cord sets the foundation for multi-center studies with minimum bias, thereby helping the discovery of new biomarkers of spinal-related diseases. In this study, we introduce a spinal cord MRI template, the PAM50, which is anatomically compatible with the ICBM152 brain template and uses the same coordinate system. The fusion of the PAM50 and ICBM152 templates facilitates group studies and multi-center studies of combined brain and spinal cord MRI and also allows the use of existing atlases of the brainstem compatible with the ICBM template.

Domaines: Imagerie; Imagerie médicale

Benjamin de Leener, Vladimir Fonov, D. Louis Collins, Virginie Callot, Nikola Stikov, et al.. PAM50: Multimodal template of the brainstem and spinal cord compatible with the ICBM152 space. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 25, 2017, Unknown, Unknown Region. pp.0187. ⟨hal-01784684⟩