Automatic Segmentation of Supraspinatus from MRI by Internal Shape Fitting and Autocorrection

The rotator cuff in the human body [1] consists of several muscles: the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis, which are important for sustaining the shoulder (Fig. 1). Physiological problems in the rotator cuff are caused by long-term use of computers, sport injuries, and degenerative diseases of the shoulder. As the number of people suffering from rotator cuff problems is increasing, efficient and deliberate diagnosis and/or surgery has become essential. Measuring the muscle volume of the rotator cuff is one of the important tasks in the prognosis of anatomical and functional evaluation of the shoulder after surgery because the muscle volume is related to the shoulder joint function, and it directly affects the postoperative results [2 –6].
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Source Type: research