NA-MIC Brains Collaboration

This project is not an NCBC collaboration grant, but instead a Continued Development and Maintenance of Software grant. The intent of this application is to update the BRAINS image analysis software developed at the University of Iowa. The collaborators include Vincent Magnotta, Hans Johnson, Jeremy Bockholt, and Nancy Andreasen. There are three main thrusts of this application as outlined below.

Implement a Automated Brain Analysis Pipeline

• BRAINS Automated Pipeline
• Support for Batch Processing
• Visual Review and Verification of Results

Code Refactoring for Cross Platform Support

• Refactor Current Modules using ITK and VTK
• Build GUI using Slicer3 Interface
• Use Python as Scripting Language

Validation of Pipeline Using MIND MCIC Sample

• Evaluate MIND MCIC Human Phantom Sample Using Automated Pipeline
• Evaluate Differences between Patients with Schizophrenia and Normal Controls using Automated Pipeline