Using Numerical Model to Predict Hydrocephalus Based on MRI Images

摘要

Abnormal flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may lead to a hydrocephalus condition as a result of birth defects,accident or infection. In this paper we use raw MRI data to work out the "Tissue Classification Segmentation" image and then import this realistic brain geometry into a finite element software so as to simulate CSF velocity and pressure distributions throughout the brain tissue in hydrocephalus. Such procedure is summarized using a 2D case-study.