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    Automated cell nucleus detection for large-volume electron microscopy of neural tissue
    (IEEE, 2014-04-29) Tek, Faik Boray; Kroeger, Thorben; Hamprecht, Fred A.; Mikula, Shawn
    Volumetric electron microscopy techniques, such as serial block-face electron microscopy (SBEM), generate massive amounts of image data that are used for reconstructing neural circuits. Typically, this requires time-intensive manual annotation of cells and their connections. To facilitate this analysis, we study the problem of automated detection of cell nuclei in a new SBEM dataset that contains cerebral cortex, white matter, and striatum from an adult mouse brain. The dataset was manually annotated to identify the locations of all 3309 cell nuclei in the volume. We make both dataset and annotations available here. Using a hybrid approach that combines interactive learning, morphological processing, and object level feature classification, we demonstrate automated detection of cell nuclei at 92.4% recall and 95.1% precision. These algorithms are not RAM-limited and can scale to arbitrarily large datasets.
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    Convolutional attention network for MRI-based Alzheimer's disease classification and its interpretability analysis
    (IEEE, 2021-09-17) Türkan, Yasemin; Tek, Faik Boray
    Neuroimaging techniques, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET), help to identify Alzheimer's disease (AD). These techniques generate large-scale, high-dimensional, multimodal neuroimaging data, which is time-consuming and difficult to interpret and classify. Therefore, interest in deep learning approaches for the classification of 3D structural MRI brain scans has grown rapidly. In this research study, we improved the 3D VGG model proposed by Korolev et al. [2]. We increased the filters in the 3D convolutional layers and then added an attention mechanism for better classification. We compared the performance of the proposed approaches for the classification of Alzheimer's disease versus mild cognitive impairments and normal cohorts on the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) dataset. We observed that both the accuracy and area under curve results improved with the proposed models. However, deep neural networks are black boxes that produce predictions that require further explanation for medical usage. We compared the 3D-data interpretation capabilities of the proposed models using four different interpretability methods: Occlusion, 3D Ultrametric Contour Map, 3D Gradient-Weighted Class Activation Mapping, and SHapley Additive explanations (SHAP). We observed that explanation results differed in different network models and data classes.
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    Cross-sectional thermoacoustic imaging using multi-layer cylindrical media
    (IEEE, 2017-11-10) Elmas, Demet; Ünalmış Uzun, Banu; İdemen, Mehmet Mithat; Karaman, Mustafa
    For cross-sectional two-dimensional thermoacustic imaging of breast and brain, we explored solution of the wave equation using layered tissue model consisting of concentric annular layers on a cylindrical cross-section. To obtain the forward and inverse solutions of the thermoacoustic wave equation, we derived the Green's function involving Bessel and Hankel functions by employing the geometrical and acoustic parameters (densities and velocities) of layered media together with temporal initial condition, radiation conditions and continuity conditions on the layers' boundaries. The image reconstruction based on this approach involves the layer parameters as the apriori information which can be estimated from the acquired thermoacoustic data. To test and compare our layered solution with conventional solution based on homogeneous medium assumption, we performed simulations using numerical test phantoms consisting of sources distributed in the layered structure.
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    Boundary element method for EEG single-dipole localization: a study in patients with OCD
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025-08-15) Abdullahi, Fatima I.; Demirer, Rüştü Murat
    This study investigates EEG dipole localization in patients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) using the Boundary Element Method (BEM) implemented via Brainstorm and OpenMEEG. EEG signals from 33 OCD patients were analyzed using a realistic, multi-layer head model consisting of scalp, skull, and brain tissues with respective conductivity values. Dipoles were accurately localized for each discrete time instant within the gamma frequency range (20-50 Hz) using a single dipole assumption per time point. EEG potentials measured from 19 standard electrodes were numerically computed by solving the forward EEG problem with the boundary element approach provided by OpenMEEG. Spectral clustering analysis identified distinct neural patterns corresponding to clinically recognized OCD subtypes, facilitating better diagnostic interpretations. Our results address previous methodological limitations by combining realistic head geometry modeling and precise temporal and spatial dipole estimation, offering promising directions for enhanced EEG-based diagnostic tools in psychiatry.