Abstract
A method for computerized detection of disk pathologies is described. It is based on: (1) automated localization of individual disks in a magnetic resonance (MR) image, (2) analysis of the pattern of changes in grey intensities along the disk, and (3) verification of findings based by the analysis of trends recorded for subsequent images in the study. In preliminary studies there was good correlation between abnormal intensity distribution and clinical evidence of disk abnormalities, suggesting that the method will be useful in automated, unconstrained analysis of MR images of the spine.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
| Publisher | Publ by Alliance for Engineering in Medicine & Biology |
| Pages | 571-572 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Volume | 11 pt 2 |
| State | Published - 1989 |
| Event | Images of the Twenty-First Century - Proceedings of the 11th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Part 2 - Seattle, WA, USA Duration: Nov 9 1989 → Nov 12 1989 |
Other
| Other | Images of the Twenty-First Century - Proceedings of the 11th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Part 2 |
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| City | Seattle, WA, USA |
| Period | 11/9/89 → 11/12/89 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- General Engineering