PET/MRI Brain Image Processing and Analysis: Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease

Dear Colleagues,

Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are typical neurodegenerative diseases that are rapidly rising in prevalence and placing a heavy burden on society and families. They are characterized by the progressive degeneration of the structure and function of the central nervous system or peripheral nervous system. However, the pathogenesis of AD and PD is still unclear. The development of positron emission computed tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows us to explore the disease process from micro and macro perspectives. There is an urgent need to develop new and more effective processing and analysis methods to better understand these diseases.

This Special Issue aims to invite authors to explore new methods, tools, and findings based on PET or MRI, including bioinformatics analysis, artificial intelligence methods, and molecular imaging techniques. Studies exploring new types of methodologies, analyses, or computational models are welcome. Studies related to new imaging biomarkers of early diagnosis, the evaluation of treatment effect, and the surveillance of disease progression are also encouraged.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Jiehui Jiang
Guest Editor

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