Comparing Two Atlas-Based Automatic Segmentation Methods for Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation

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abstract account achieve achieved addiction almost anterior assist associative assumption atlas atlases automatic averaging basal belong best better biases bilaterally black blue brain coarse comparable consensus constraints contrasts coordinate correspondence currently deep defined deformed derived described differ disease distance distances division echoes effective encoding enhance euclidean evaluation explained exponential fact family female fitting five fully ganglia generated genetic hand healthy histological important in vivo incorporating inferior inherent institute instrumental inter invisible kappa known labels laboratory larger lateral limbic linearly loss magnitude male manual manually maps matrix medial metric metrics motor neurological neuron neurosurgery neutralized novel nuclei nucleus outlines overlap painting partial particularly patient patients performance performances please population posterior previously proper providing referred registered relatively resolution rigid scanner segmentation segmentations segmenting significantly silver since slice snap space stimulation strategy structural structure structures studied subject subjects suggest superior susceptibility table target therapeutic transforming transforms treatment trio undesirable various visualize volume volumes warped warping worse