Spine Labeling in Axial Magnetic Resonance Imaging via Integral Kernels

Radiologic assessment is an essential step in managing patients with spinal diseases or disorders. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is commonly utilized for evaluating the inter-vertebral discs and other soft tissue structures (Fardon and Milette, 2001), while cortical bone is better seen on Computed Tomography (CT). Nonetheless, the focus of lumbar spine CT is more often on the discs than on the bone. Accurate detection and labeling of different spinal structures is vital, as many interventions require precise anatomic information (Alomari et al., 2011; Glocker et al., 2012; Huang et al., 2009; Klinder et al., 2009; Ma et al., 2010; Oktay and Akgul, 2011; Roberts et al., 2012; Zhan et al., 7510).

Source: Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics - September 30, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Brandon Miles, Ismail Ben Ayed, Seyed-Parsa Hojjat, Michael H. Wang, Shuo Li, Aaron Fenster, Gregory J. Garvin Source Type: research