Vertebra segmentation based on two-step refinement
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Vertebra segmentation based on two-step refinement
Knowledge of vertebra location, shape, and orientation is crucial in many medical applications such as orthopedics or interventional procedures. Computed tomography (CT) offers a high contrast between bone and soft tissues, but automatic vertebra segmentation remains difficult. Hence, the wide range of shapes, aging, and degenerative joint disease alterations as well as the variety of pathologi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Computational Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2194-3990
DOI: 10.1186/s40244-016-0018-0