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I. Comparison of Healthy and Alzheimer’s Brains
Healthy vs. Alzheimer's brains
 
92 Year Old Male
Cognitively Healthy
  
92 Year Old Male
Severe AD
  
II. Brain MRI Movies
 

III. MRI Viewing Plane

The Layton Center Neuroimaging Lab utilizes MRI images from three different planes. These planes are known as the coronal plane, sagittal plane and the axial plane. Consequently, we name the different series of MRI images after the plane in which they were obtained. Below are images taken from an MRI series in each plane.

 


CORONAL
The movie to the right is a series in the "coronal" plane. Looking directly at a person's face, this MRI series would work its way from the back of the head to the face.

SAGITTAL
The movie to the right is a series in the "sagittal" plane. Looking at a person's head from the side (directly at their ear), this MRI series would work its way from one ear to the other.


AXIAL
The movie to the right is a series in the "axial" plane. Looking up from below a person's brain, this series would work its way from the chin and neck to the top of the head.