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Area of Science:

  • Neuroimaging
  • Computational Anatomy
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Neurodegenerative diseases alter brain structure.
  • Quantifying these structural changes is crucial for diagnosis and understanding disease progression.
  • Fractal dimension analysis offers a method to measure complex structural patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel computer program for calculating the 3D fractal dimension (3DFD) from brain MRI data.
  • To validate the accuracy and reliability of the developed software.
  • To demonstrate the program's utility in characterizing neurodegenerative diseases.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a computer program implementing a 3D box-counting algorithm.
  • Application of the algorithm to the entire brain volume and its 3D skeletonized representation.
  • Validation using geometric solids with known 3D fractal dimensions.

Main Results:

  • The software accurately computes 3D fractal dimension values.
  • Validation confirmed the software's precision and reliability.
  • The program successfully differentiated between healthy and diseased brain structures in preliminary tests.

Conclusions:

  • The developed software provides a valid and accurate method for 3D fractal dimension analysis of brain MRIs.
  • This tool shows significant potential for the quantitative characterization of neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Further application in clinical settings may enhance diagnostic capabilities.