• Brain Observer Microbleed Scale (BOMBS)
• White Matter Lesion Rating
• Normal Ageing Brain Template
• Acute Ischaemic Stroke Classification Template
• Quantifying Enlarged Perivascular Spaces (EPVS)
• Rat brain template

• LIMO EEG - a tool-box dedicated to the stastistical analysis of EEG data across the whole data space.
• BRIC 1936 - a software tool used to segment brain tissues and lesions. This software works transparently in Windows/Linus/Unix, with all volumes in Analyze 7.5 format, it carries out the intensity adjustment of the images to fuse, offering the best contrast combination. Related article: Color fusion of magnetic resonance images improves intracranial volume measurement in studies of aging. Valdes Hernandez, et al. Open Journal of Radiology; 2012, 2:1-9

• DICOM Confidential (a DICOM de-identification toolkit)

• Guidelines to identify and quantify Brain Microbleeds (BMBs) and hemosiderin deposits (HD) in general in T2*-weighted images using Analyze 8.1
• Generic solution to change the dimensions of the header files in images, masks and/or object maps that are in Analyze 7.5 format
• Guidelines to Whole Brain and Subregional Segmentation measurement (including hippothalamus) in Analyze 8
• Software evaluation guidelines by the Software Sustainability Institute (http://software.ac.uk/software-evaluation-guide)

 

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Brain Observer Microbleed Scale (BOMBS)

• BOMBS form
• BOMBS user guide
• Cordonnier C et al. Improving inter-rater agreement about brain microbleeds: development of the Brain Observer MicroBleed Scale (BOMBS). Stroke, 2009;40:94-99.

 

 

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White Matter Lesion Rating Scales

• Simple spreadsheet for recording
• Validated case ratings using white matter lesion scales (.pps)

Examples of Rating Scales

• Fazekas scale (.pps)
• Longstreth scale (.pps)
• Wahlund scale (.pps)
• Prins 2004 scale (.pps)

 

 

 

 

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Normal Ageing Brain Template

• Guide and Download/Print normal ageing brain template
• Farrell C, et al. Development and initial testing of normal reference MR images for the brain at ages 65–70 and 75–80 years. European Radiology 2009;19: 177–183.

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Acute Ischaemic Stroke Classification Template

• Guide for stroke image proformas
• CT and MRI basic reading form
• CT Perfusion and Angiography Studies reading form
• MRI Perfusion and Angiography Studies reading form

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Quantifying Enlarged Perivascular Spaces (EPVS)

• Guide for EPVS rating scale

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Rat Brain Template - How to use SPM and a readily available rat brain template to create your own study-specific template.

• How to document
• Reference 1 - SPM5
• Reference 2 - Karolinska rat brain template
• Reference 3 - article by Schweinhardt P et al
• Reference 4 - MRIcro
• Reference 5 - ImageJ

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