Diffusion tensor imaging confidence analysis

摘要

A system and method can increase confidence or other factors of a tract identified in a selected image data. The system can use various confidence determining factors to identify confidence in the identified tract. The identified tract can be used for various purposes, such as diagnosis or treatment.

主权项

1. A system to determine a confidence of an anatomical structure in a displayed image data of an anatomy, comprising:
a processor system configured to execute instructions for:
accessing a gradient image data of the anatomy;determining a diffusion of matter in the anatomy based on the gradient image data of the anatomy including formulating a tensor of the diffusion;determining a first estimate of an anatomical structure in the accessed gradient image data based at least in part on a selected first criterion;determining a second estimate of the anatomical structure in the accessed gradient image data based at least in part on a selected second criterion that is different than the first selected criterion;comparing the first estimate of the anatomical structure and the second estimate of the anatomical structure;determining a difference between the first estimate of the anatomical structure and the second estimate of the anatomical structure;determining a confidence in at least one of the first estimate of the anatomical structure or the second estimate of the anatomical structure based at least in part on the determined difference between the first estimate of the anatomical structure and the second estimate of the anatomical structure; anddetermining a configuration of the anatomical structure based at least on the determined confidence.