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Methods for Detecting Focal Lesions in Brain Images

Speaker: Frithjof Kruggel, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, Irvine

Talk Title: Methods for Detecting Focal Lesions in Brain Images

Series: Medical Imaging Seminar Series

Abstract: The development of neuroimaging methods to detect and diagnose intracranial pathology is a success story in modern medicine. In contrast, the potential of using quantitative image-based parameters that describe the properties and progression of pathological processes has not yet been realized. We will review methods for quantifying properties of focal brain lesions, discuss strategies for method development, and pinpoint issues that still impede routine clinical usage.


Biography: Frithjof Kruggel joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UC Irvine as a Professor in 2005. His research focuses on developing Computer Vision algorithms to extract meaningful, quantitative information from neuroimaging data to understand the relation between structure and function of the human brain, and to support clinical diagnosis and therapeutic decisions. Frithjof received his M.S. in Chemistry from Ruhr-University, Bochum (Germany) in 1983, and his M.D. and Ph.D. from Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich (Germany) in 1989. Following his training in Clinical Neurology, he assisted in building up the Max-Planck-Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, where he headed the Workgroup on Signal and Image Analysis from 1995-2004. From 2002-2004, he served as a Professor for Image Analysis and Computer Graphics in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Leipzig (Germany).


Host: Prof. Richard Leahy

Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Talyia Veal