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Revise README.md for SimCortex v2 project
Updated the README.md to include project description, objectives, approach, progress, and illustrations for the SimCortex v2 fine-tuning project.
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# Project Description
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SimCortex v2 is a deep learning pipeline for cortical surface reconstruction from brain MRI. In this project, we will fine-tune the existing SimCortex v2 model using manually corrected segmentations and cortical surfaces.
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The goal is to evaluate whether manual supervision can improve the reconstructed white and pial surfaces compared with the current SimCortex v2 baseline.
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As a practical outcome, we will also prepare a 3D Slicer extension for SimCortex. The extension runs SimCortex through Docker from a native T1-weighted MRI and loads the reconstructed cortical surfaces back into Slicer for visualization.
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## Objective
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1. Objective A. Describe **what you plan to achieve** in 1-2 sentences.
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1. Fine-tune SimCortex v2 using manually corrected segmentations and cortical surfaces, and evaluate the fine-tuned model on held-out test data.
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2. Prepare the SimCortex 3D Slicer extension for public release, so users can run the pipeline and visualize the reconstructed surfaces directly in 3D Slicer.
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## Approach and Plan
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1. Describe specific steps of **what you plan to do** to achieve the above described objectives.
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1. Review the manually corrected segmentations and cortical surfaces.
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2. Prepare the manual annotations in a format compatible with the SimCortex v2 training pipeline.
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3. Fine-tune the relevant SimCortex v2 stages using the manual annotations.
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4. Run inference with both the baseline and fine-tuned models on the same test data.
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5. Compare the results using surface metrics, topology-related checks, and visual inspection.
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6. Test the local SimCortex 3D Slicer extension and prepare the repository for public use.
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## Progress and Next Steps
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1. Describe specific steps you **have actually done**.
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1. SimCortex v2 is already available as an open-source cortical surface reconstruction pipeline.
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2. Manually corrected segmentations and cortical surfaces are available for fine-tuning.
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3. A local prototype of the SimCortex 3D Slicer extension has been developed.
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4. The extension can run SimCortex through Docker from a T1-weighted MRI and load the reconstructed white and pial surfaces back into Slicer.
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5. Next steps are to finalize the fine-tuning workflow, run initial experiments, evaluate the results, and prepare the Slicer extension for public release.
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# Illustrations
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The main illustration shows the SimCortex pipeline from brain MRI to segmentation, initial surfaces, deformation, and final predicted cortical surfaces.
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<img width="9224" height="2888" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d3d4cd33-8c13-46a2-a59a-b5af894be9e8" />
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A second illustration shows the local SimCortex 3D Slicer extension with reconstructed white and pial surfaces loaded in Slicer.
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<img width="2048" height="1351" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/81cdc66f-5362-41cf-af7f-2385b1023b8d" />
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# Background and References
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# Background and References
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* SimCortex GitHub repository:
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https://github.com/Neuro-iX/SimCortex
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* SimCortex: Collision-free Simultaneous Cortical Surfaces Reconstruction:
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06955
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