Morphological characterization of median nerve and transverse carpal ligament from ultrasound images using convolutional neural networks.

Journal: Medical engineering & physics
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to automatically segment and quantify the median nerve and carpal arch from ultrasound images using convolutional neural network (CNN).

Authors

  • Jocelyn L Hawk
    Hand Research Laboratory, Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, AZ, USA.
  • Shalon Walter
    Hand Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arizona, AZ, USA.
  • Xiaoxiao Sun
  • Zong-Ming Li