Specially adapted interactive tools for an improved 3D-segmentation of the spine.
Comput Med Imaging Graph
; 28(3): 119-27, 2004 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-15081495
ABSTRACT
For imaging purposes of the spine, segmented image data provides the basis for a variety of modern clinical applications. However, the anatomical complex structure of the spine as well as the extensive degenerative bony deformations apparent in the clinical situation, generally complicate the application of a fully automated segmentation. To serve the special needs for image segmentation of the spine anatomy a newly developed software system is presented, that implements specially adapted interactive tools, taking its 'axis'-skeletal structure into account. A standardized protocol combines the newly developed interactive tools (rotation transformation, warped dissection plane) with standard segmentation tools to provide both a fast and accurate segmentation procedure. The introduced software environment has been valuable for the segmentation of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spines segments based on clinical routine and research images.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Coluna Vertebral
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En
Ano de publicação:
2004
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