3D fully convolutional networks for subcortical segmentation in MRI: A large-scale study

J Dolz, C Desrosiers, IB Ayed - NeuroImage, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigates a 3D and fully convolutional neural network (CNN) for subcortical
brain structure segmentation in MRI. 3D CNN architectures have been generally avoided …

Multi-atlas segmentation of biomedical images: a survey

JE Iglesias, MR Sabuncu - Medical image analysis, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Multi-atlas segmentation (MAS), first introduced and popularized by the pioneering
work of Rohlfing, et al.(2004), Klein, et al.(2005), and Heckemann, et al.(2006), is becoming …

SCT: Spinal Cord Toolbox, an open-source software for processing spinal cord MRI data

B De Leener, S Lévy, SM Dupont, VS Fonov, N Stikov… - Neuroimage, 2017 - Elsevier
For the past 25 years, the field of neuroimaging has witnessed the development of several
software packages for processing multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) to …

[HTML][HTML] Translating state-of-the-art spinal cord MRI techniques to clinical use: A systematic review of clinical studies utilizing DTI, MT, MWF, MRS, and fMRI

AR Martin, I Aleksanderek, J Cohen-Adad… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2016 - Elsevier
Background A recent meeting of international imaging experts sponsored by the
International Spinal Research Trust (ISRT) and the Wings for Life Foundation identified 5 …

Automated segmentation of tissues using CT and MRI: a systematic review

L Lenchik, L Heacock, AA Weaver, RD Boutin… - Academic radiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives The automated segmentation of organs and tissues throughout the
body using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging has been rapidly …

Spinal cord gray matter segmentation using deep dilated convolutions

CS Perone, E Calabrese, J Cohen-Adad - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Gray matter (GM) tissue changes have been associated with a wide range of neurological
disorders and were recently found relevant as a biomarker for disability in amyotrophic …

[HTML][HTML] Spinal cord grey matter segmentation challenge

F Prados, J Ashburner, C Blaiotta, T Brosch… - Neuroimage, 2017 - Elsevier
An important image processing step in spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging is the ability
to reliably and accurately segment grey and white matter for tissue specific analysis. There …

White matter atlas of the human spinal cord with estimation of partial volume effect

S Lévy, M Benhamou, C Naaman, P Rainville, V Callot… - Neuroimage, 2015 - Elsevier
Template-based analysis has proven to be an efficient, objective and reproducible way of
extracting relevant information from multi-parametric MRI data. Using common atlases, it is …

[HTML][HTML] Application and evaluation of NODDI in the cervical spinal cord of multiple sclerosis patients

J Xu, BA Box, FR Bagnato, SA Smith - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction There is a need to develop imaging methods sensitive to axonal injury in
multiple sclerosis (MS), given the prominent impact of axonal pathology on disability and …

Framework for integrated MRI average of the spinal cord white and gray matter: the MNI–Poly–AMU template

VS Fonov, A Le Troter, M Taso, B De Leener… - Neuroimage, 2014 - Elsevier
The field of spinal cord MRI is lacking a common template, as existing for the brain, which
would allow extraction of multi-parametric data (diffusion-weighted, magnetization transfer …