MIITRA Atlas v.3.0
Anatomical Templates
DTI Template
30 Gray Matter Labeling Schemes
0.5mm & 1mm isotropic resolution
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ARTS
ARTERIOLOSCLEROSIS BIOMARKER
Trained on pathology
User & patient friendly
Outstanding technical performance
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IIT Human Brain Atlas v.5.0
Anatomical Templates
DTI Template
HARDI Template
Gray Matter Labels
Multi-Layer White Matter Labels
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ABOUT MRIIT
The mission of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab at the Illinois Institute of Technology (MRIIT for short; pronounced 'emrit ) is to develop in-vivo and ex-vivo MRI methods and neuroimaging resources, and to apply these technical developments towards the diagnosis and monitoring of brain disease.
MRIIT is home of the IIT Human Brain Atlas (young adult atlas), the MIITRA Atlas (older adult atlas), and the ARTS biomarker. All resources are publicly available.
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RECENT NEWS
Presentation [Nov 2025]
Rasheed Abid delivered an oral presentation at the Radiological Society of North America conference
RSNA 2025
New Paper [Dec 2025]
Association of an in vivo classifier for ARTerioloSclerosis (ARTS) with cortical thickness and cognition in older adults
Neurobiol Aging 2025;156:143-149
Presentation [Sep 2025]
Dr. Arfanakis delivered an invited presentation at VasCog 2025 in Southampton, UK
VasCog 2025
New Paper [Jul 2025]
ARTS is associated with vascular risk factors, MCI, dementia, and stroke
Alzheimers Dement 2025;21:e70430
New Paper [Jul 2025]
Neuropathological Correlates of Volume and Shape of Deep Gray Matter Structures in Community-Based Older Adults
Hum Brain Mapp 2025;46:e70273
New Paper [Jun 2025]
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Is Associated With Higher R2 Relaxation Rate: An MRI and Pathology Study
Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2025;12:1214-1224
Presentation [May 2025]
Drs. Mahir Tazwar and Konstantinos Arfanakis delivered two oral presentations at the ISMRM conference in Honolulu, HI
ISMRM 2025
Presentation [May 2025]
Dr. Arfanakis delivered an invited presentation at the NIH Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias ADRD Summit
ADRD Summit 2025
CURRENT PROJECTS
- Development of MRI-based biomarkers of age-related neuropathologies
- Development of brain atlas resources for neuroimaging research
- Development of translational ex-vivo brain MRI techniques
- Multi-modal in-vivo and ex-vivo MRI in aging and dementia
Current research at MRIIT focuses on:
Publications
IMAGES
White matter connections affected by LATE-NC
Multi-layer WM labels of the IIT Human Brain Atlas v.5
Association of Alzheimer's pathology with lower regional brain volumes
MIITRA atlas
Gray matter labels of the IIT Human Brain Atlas v.5
Association of hippocampal sclerosis with lower regional brain volumes
Motion correction in PROPELLER MRI
Probabilistic segmentation of the corpus callosum in the IIT Human Brain Atlas v.5
T2 signature of Alzheimer's pathology
Sagittal view of brainstem fibers of the IIT Human Brain Atlas v.5
Gray matter regions connected through fibers affected by inflammation in aging
Fiber crossings in the DSCP of the IIT Human Brain Atlas v.5
Reproducibility of tractography for 2 head positions: Turboprop- vs. EPI-based DTI
Hippocampal sclerosis may have a bigger effect on the hippocampus than Alzheimer's
T2 changes occurring during three postmortem time periods (measured in days)
Optimal k-space under-sampling for PROPELLER MRI
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