Automatic recognition of subject‐specific cerebrovascular trees

An image filter designed for reconstructing cerebrovascular trees from MR images is described. Current imaging techniques capture major cerebral vessels reliably, but often fail to detect small vessels, whose contrast is suppressed due to limited resolution, slow blood flow rate, and distortions around bifurcations or nonvascular structures. An incomplete view of angioarchitecture limits the information available to physicians.

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