METHOD FOR ASSESSING A LIKELIHOOD THAT AN ISCHEMIA IN A BRAIN TISSUE AREA RESULTS IN AN INFARCTION OF THIS BRAIN TISSUE AREA BY IMAGE ANALYSIS

摘要

The invention relates to a method for assessing a likelihood that an ischemia in a brain tissue area results in an infarction of this brain tissue areas. This method is based on image analysis and comprises, amongst others, the following steps: correcting a brain tissue image for cerebrospinal fluid contributions; identifying connected voxels in the brain tissue image having an intensity exceeding or falling below a preset intensity threshold; grouping connected voxels to objects; assigning each object to at least one vascular territory; and, based on a distance and a size value of the objects, grouping at least two objects to a first brain tissue area having a high likelihood of an infarction as result of a previously occurred abnormal blood flow in this first brain tissue area.