The construction of MRI brain/head templates for Chinese children from 7 to 16 years of age.

ABSTRACT: Population-specific brain templates that provide detailed brain information are beneficial to both structural and functional neuroimaging research. However, age-specific MRI templates have not been constructed for Chinese or any Asian developmental populations. This study developed novel T1-weighted average brain and head templates for Chinese children from 7 to 16 years of age in two-year increments using high quality magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and well-validated image analysis techniques. A total of 138 Chinese children (51 F/87 M) were included in this study. The internally and externally validated registrations show that these Chinese age-specific templates fit Chinese children's MR images significantly better than age-specific templates created from U.S. children, or adult templ

SUBMITTER: Xie W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4714595 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature