Citation

Tay B, Hyun JK, Oh S. Comput. Math. Methods Med. 2014; 2014: e276589.

Affiliation

Department of Nanobiomedical Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Republic of Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Hindawi Publishing)

DOI

10.1155/2014/276589

PMID

24575150

Abstract

Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) uses in vivo images that describe extracellular structures by measuring the diffusion of water molecules. These images capture axonal movement and orientation using echo-planar imaging and provide critical information for evaluating lesions and structural damage in the central nervous system. This information can be used for prediction of Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs) and for assessment of patients who are recovering from such injuries. In this paper, we propose a classification scheme for identifying healthy individuals and patients. In the proposed scheme, a dataset is first constructed from DTI images, after which the constructed dataset undergoes feature selection and classification. The experiment results show that the proposed scheme aids in the diagnosis of SCIs.

Language: en