1. A brain image pipeline method for operating an electronic device, comprising: receiving a patient's brain image; receiving one or more additional brain images from a database containing a plurality of brain images including magnetic resonance images, wherein each additional brain image is different than the patient's brain image and has characteristics to optimize accuracy of representation of the patient's brain anatomy; processing the patient's brain image and each additional brain image, including merging at least portions of the patient's brain image and at least portions of each additional brain image, to produce a patient-specific atlas.