Introducing the Image Processing Laboratory
The human brain, the most complex system, has inspired various sciences. So much so that in many sciences, the structure or function of the human brain has inspired the development of other sciences. Currently, the best way to identify the structure and function of the brain is to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Raw MRI images do not contain specific information. For example, seeing raw fMRI images does not make sense even for a specialist, so extracting an image that can be examined in advanced MRI modalities such as fMRI and DWI requires a set of primary and secondary processing data. On the other hand, performing some of these processes requires minimal signal and image processing knowledge, which not all researchers in various sciences are professionally familiar with.
What we provide to researchers in the image processing laboratory is the knowledge and experience of brain image processing so that researchers in various sciences can focus on their field of expertise and advance their research without having to deal with complex image processing issues. Interpretable, quantitative, and reliable results are provided through reliable and standard analysis procedures and in a specialized manner appropriate to the needs of researchers.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and its features
Before starting a Neuroimaging study, it is essential to clearly understand MRI capabilities to avoid unrealistic and misleading expectations in addition to using the maximum capacity of this tool.
In general, MRI images can be divided into two categories:
- Structural images
- Functional images
Each of these images is divided into several modalities that can provide the researcher with a specific contrast based on the data type. In other words, the MRI can be compared to a camera that produces images with different settings from different phenomena or features.
The contrast in magnetic resonance imaging (which gives us the appearance of a structure) depends on how the image is acquired. The images with different tissue characteristics can be acquired by adjusting the radio frequency pulses and gradients and carefully setting their timing.
Experts in this field
