Automatic Orientation of Functional Brain Images for Multiplataform Software

An automated method for orientation of functional brain image is proposed. Intrinsec information is captured from the image in three stages: first the volume to identify the anterior to posterior line, second the symmetry to detect the hemisphere dividing plane and third the contour to determine the up-down and front-back orientation. The approach is tested in more than a tousand images from different formats and modalities with high reconition rates.

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