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Abstract #2699

Comparison of Locus Coeruleus Volume Between Gradient Echo and Turbo Spin Echo Sequences Using a Landmark-Based Segmentation Scheme

Jason Langley1, Daniel Huddleston2, Sinyeob Ahn1, Xiangchuan Chen1, Christopher Barnum3, Xiaoping P. Hu1

1Biomedical Engineering, Emory University & Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States; 2Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; 3Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States


In this abstract, we present a novel landmark-based method for segmentation of the locus coeruleus. The method is then tested on datasets from non-pathologic subjects.