Abstract #2699

Comparison of Locus Coeruleus Volume Between Gradient Echo and Turbo Spin Echo Sequences Using a Landmark-Based Segmentation Scheme

Jason Langley¹, Daniel Huddleston², Sinyeob Ahn¹, Xiangchuan Chen¹, Christopher Barnum³, Xiaoping P. Hu¹

¹Biomedical Engineering, Emory University & Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States; ²Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; ³Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

In this abstract, we present a novel landmark-based method for segmentation of the locus coeruleus. The method is then tested on datasets from non-pathologic subjects.