Title :
Segmenting degenerated lumbar intervertebral discs from MR images
Author :
Michopoulou, Sofia ; Costaridou, Lena ; Panagiotopoulos, Elias ; Speller, Robert ; Todd-Pokropek, Andrew
Author_Institution :
Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, WC1E 6BT, UK
Abstract :
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is the modality of reference for diagnosing intervertebral disc degeneration, a condition related to chronic back pain. Segmentation of intervertebral discs is a prerequisite for computer aided diagnosis, while it could also serve in computer based surgery planning. A small number of studies report on disc segmentation methods applied on normal discs, while segmentation of degenerated discs remains an open issue.
Keywords :
Back; Biomedical imaging; Image edge detection; Image segmentation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pain; Shape; Spine; Surgery; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2008. NSS '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dresden, Germany
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2714-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774298
