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Current Status and Future Research Activities in Clinical Neuroinformatics: Singaporean Perspective

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Advances in Natural Computation (ICNC 2005)

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The Biomedical Imaging Lab in Singapore has been involved in neuroinformatics research for more than a decade. We are focused on clinical neuroinformatics, developing suitable models, tools, and databases. We report here our work on construction of anatomical, vascular, and functional brain atlases as well as development of atlas-assisted neuroscience education, research, and clinical applications. We also present future research activities.

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  1. Biomedical Imaging Lab; Agency for Science, Technology and Research; Singapore, 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix, 138671, Singapore

    Wieslaw L. Nowinski

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  1. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Block S1, Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore

    Lipo Wang

  2. School of Software, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China

    Ke Chen

  3. School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, BLK N4, 2b-39, Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore

    Yew Soon Ong

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Nowinski, W.L. (2005). Current Status and Future Research Activities in Clinical Neuroinformatics: Singaporean Perspective. In: Wang, L., Chen, K., Ong, Y.S. (eds) Advances in Natural Computation. ICNC 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3610. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11539087_143

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