Precise Individualized Infant brain atlas

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 

The infancy stage (0-2 years old) is a critical period for brain development. The precise pediatric brain atlas could serve as fundamental tools for understanding the intricate developmental regulation of the pediatric brain during first several years in life. However, majority of pediatric atlases have been derived by warping adult atlases or manually delineated single subject's atlas into pediatric brain spaces, which does not account for the distinct characteristics of infant brain data. While recent years have seen the emergence of atlases constructed from pediatric brain imaging databases, these efforts often fall short in fine age resolution, spatial continuity across different age points and individualized brain mapping technique. Therefore, in this study, we aim to propose a novel individualized infant brain atlas mapping technique and constructed precise infant brain atlas in individual-level and age-specific population-level infant atlases.