Data from: An in vivo three-dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging-based averaged brain collection of the neonatal piglet (Sus scrofa)
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Abstract
Due to the fact that morphology and perinatal growth of the piglet brain is similar to humans, use of the piglet as a translational animal model for neurodevelopmental studies is increasing. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be a powerful tool to study neurodevelopment in piglets, but many of the MRI resources have been produced for adult humans. Here, we present an average in vivo MRI-based atlas specific for the 4-week-old piglet. In addition, we have developed probabilistic tissue classification maps. These tools can be used with brain mapping software packages (e.g. SPM and FSL) to aid in voxel-based morphometry and image analysis techniques. The atlas enables efficient study of neurodevelopment in a highly tractable translational animal with brain growth and development similar to humans.
- Conrad, Matthew S.; Sutton, Bradley P.; Dilger, Ryan N.; Johnson, Rodney W. (2014), An In Vivo Three-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Averaged Brain Collection of the Neonatal Piglet (Sus scrofa), PLoS ONE, Article-journal, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107650
