Multi-Parametric Analysis and Registration of Brain Tumors: Constructing Statistical Atlases and Diagnostic Tools of Predictive Value

We discuss computer-based image analysis algorithms of multi-parametric MRI of brain tumors, aiming to assist in early diagnosis of infiltrating brain tumors, and to construct statistical atlases summarizing population-based characteristics of brain tumors. These methods combine machine learning, deformable registration, multi-parametric segmentation, and biophysical modeling of brain tumors