Evolution of human brain atlases in terms of content, applications, functionality, and availability

WL Nowinski - Neuroinformatics, 2021 - Springer
Human brain atlases have been evolving tremendously, propelled recently by brain big
projects, and driven by sophisticated imaging techniques, advanced brain mapping …

Human brain atlasing: past, present and future

WL Nowinski - The neuroradiology journal, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
We have recently witnessed an explosion of large-scale initiatives and projects addressing
mapping, modeling, simulation and atlasing of the human brain, including the BRAIN …

Statistical analysis of 168 bilateral subthalamic nucleus implantations by means of the probabilistic functional atlas

WL Nowinski, D Belov, P Pollak… - Operative …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Statistical analysis of patients previously operated on may improve our
methods of performing subsequent surgical procedures. In this article, we introduce a …

The Cerefy Neuroradiology Atlas: a Talairach–Tournoux atlas-based tool for analysis of neuroimages available over the internet

WL Nowinski, D Belov - NeuroImage, 2003 - Elsevier
The article introduces an atlas-assisted method and a tool called the Cerefy Neuroradiology
Atlas (CNA), available over the Internet for neuroradiology and human brain mapping. The …

Towards an architecture of a multi-purpose, user-extendable reference human brain atlas

WL Nowinski - Neuroinformatics, 2022 - Springer
Human brain atlas development is predominantly research-oriented and the use of atlases
in clinical practice is limited. Here I introduce a new definition of a reference human brain …

Target identification for stereotactic thalamotomy using diffusion tractography

ZT Kincses, N Szabó, I Valálik, Z Kopniczky, L Dézsi… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Stereotactic targets for thalamotomy are usually derived from population-based
coordinates. Individual anatomy is used only to scale the coordinates based on the location …

An algorithm for rapid calculation of a probabilistic functional atlas of subcortical structures from electrophysiological data collected during functional neurosurgery …

WL Nowinski, D Belov, AL Benabid - Neuroimage, 2003 - Elsevier
The paper introduces an optimal algorithm for rapid calculation of a probabilistic functional
atlas (PFA) of subcortical structures from data collected during functional neurosurgery …

A brief history of stereotactic atlases: their evolution and importance in stereotactic neurosurgery

A Conti, NM Gambadauro, P Mantovani, CP Picciano… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Following the recent acquisition of unprecedented anatomical details through state-of-the-art
neuroimaging, stereotactic procedures such as microelectrode recording (MER) or deep …

A probabilistic functional atlas of the VIM nucleus constructed from pre-, intra-and postoperative electrophysiological and neuroimaging data acquired during the …

WL Nowinski, D Belov, A Thirunavuukarasuu… - Stereotactic and …, 2006 - karger.com
We have previously introduced a concept of a probabilistic functional atlas (PFA) to
overcome limitations of the current electronic stereotactic brain atlases: anatomical nature …

Towards construction of an ideal stereotactic brain atlas

WL Nowinski - Acta neurochirurgica, 2008 - Springer
Background. The role of the brain atlas is changing in many aspects with the advancements
in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. Therefore, there is a critical need to construct a …