Statistical shape and appearance models of bones

N Sarkalkan, H Weinans, AA Zadpoor - Bone, 2014 - Elsevier
When applied to bones, statistical shape models (SSM) and statistical appearance models
(SAM) respectively describe the mean shape and mean density distribution of bones within …

Vertebral morphometry: current methods and recent advances

G Guglielmi, D Diacinti, C Van Kuijk, F Aparisi… - European …, 2008 - Springer
Vertebral fractures are the hallmark of osteoporosis and are associated with increased
morbility and mortality. Because a majority of vertebral fractures often occur in absence of …

A framework for automated spine and vertebrae interpolation-based detection and model-based segmentation

R Korez, B Ibragimov, B Likar… - IEEE transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Automated and semi-automated detection and segmentation of spinal and vertebral
structures from computed tomography (CT) images is a challenging task due to a relatively …

Deep learning based vertebral body segmentation with extraction of spinal measurements and disorder disease classification

RF Masood, IA Taj, MB Khan, MA Qureshi… - … Signal Processing and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Assessment of medical images and diagnostic decision making of lumbar associated
diseases by clinicians is invariably subjective, time consuming and challenging task …

Personalized X-ray 3-D reconstruction of the scoliotic spine from hybrid statistical and image-based models

S Kadoury, F Cheriet, H Labelle - IEEE Transactions on …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel 3-D reconstruction method of the scoliotic spine using prior
vertebra models with image-based information taken from biplanar X-ray images. We first …

SPIRS: a Web-based image retrieval system for large biomedical databases

W Hsu, S Antani, LR Long, L Neve… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: With the increasing use of images in disease research, education, and clinical
medicine, the need for methods that effectively archive, query, and retrieve these images by …

A Framework of Vertebra Segmentation Using the Active Shape Model‐Based Approach

M Benjelloun, S Mahmoudi… - International journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a medical image segmentation approach based on the Active Shape Model
theory. We apply this method for cervical vertebra detection. The main advantage of this …

Vertebra identification using template matching modelmp and -means clustering

MA Larhmam, M Benjelloun, S Mahmoudi - International journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose Accurate vertebra detection and segmentation are essential steps for automating
the diagnosis of spinal disorders. This study is dedicated to vertebra alignment …

Vertebral morphometry: semiautomatic determination of detailed shape from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry images using active appearance models

M Roberts, TF Cootes, JE Adams - Investigative radiology, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Manual point placement for vertebral morphometry is time-consuming and
imprecise. We evaluated the accuracy of semiautomatic computer determination of the …

Quantitative vertebral fracture detection on DXA images using shape and appearance models

M Roberts, T Cootes, E Pacheco, J Adams - Academic radiology, 2007 - Elsevier
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Current quantitative morphometric methods of vertebral
fracture detection lack specificity, particularly with mild fractures. We use more detailed …