Automatic Spine Curvature Estimation from X-ray Images of a Mouse Model

The Mouse Genetics Project [24] was initiated to systematically knock-out mammalian genes and screen for a broad range of resulting traits. One element of the phenotyping pipeline is the thorough evaluation of the skeleton through systematic X-ray imaging of individual animals and manual observations of variation. Considering the number of images generated by the high-throughput screening process, an automated approach for annotating and triaging X-ray images will reduce processing time and costs on human resources, and eliminate possibilities of human error and inconsistency in manual measurement.
Source: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine - Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Source Type: research