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Chapter 6 Conclusions 141<br />

6.2.3 <strong>Shape</strong> analysis of biological objects<br />

The localization of shape analysis shows promising results in <strong>de</strong>tecting the effects<br />

of local <strong>and</strong> global changes in hippocampal shapes due to AD. The current work<br />

of hippocampal shape analysis i<strong>de</strong>ntifies the subregions on the hippocampal sur-<br />

face affected by atrophy in the disease using a statistical test. More sophisticated<br />

approach incorporating anatomical labeling of hippocampal subfields given the<br />

<strong>de</strong>velopment of higher resolution MR images may yield anatomically more mean-<br />

ingful results. In addition to the group information of diagnosis, other biomarkers<br />

associated to the pathological <strong>de</strong>velopment of the disease may provi<strong>de</strong> extra infor-<br />

mation in more accurate localization targeting the alternations in the hippocampal<br />

morphology linked to the disease progression.

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