Guided image interpretation in neuroanatomy

An environment for guided image interpretation in neuroanatomy is described. The authors describe a hyperdocument, created for the user, which allows for browsing and following guided tours through brain sections/volumes and the associated visual knowledge base, and an externalized cognitive map, created for the machine, which incorporates a volumetric atlas. The proposed environment integrates the hyperdocument representation with text and figure, the 3D volumetric atlas, volume and surface visualization, and an interactive user interface. The environment serves as an integrating framework to facilitate visual understanding, inference, retrieval, and comparison of all relevant information, both structural and functional.<<ETX>>

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