Convolutional Neural Network-Based Automated Segmentation of the Spinal Cord and Contusion Injury: Deep Learning Biomarker Correlates of Motor Impairment in Acute Spinal Cord Injury.

Journal: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Our aim was to use 2D convolutional neural networks for automatic segmentation of the spinal cord and traumatic contusion injury from axial T2-weighted MR imaging in a cohort of patients with acute spinal cord injury.

Authors

  • D B McCoy
    From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (D.B.M., S.M.D., J.N., J.F.T.).
  • S M Dupont
    From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (D.B.M., S.M.D., J.N., J.F.T.).
  • C Gros
    NeuroPoly Lab (C.G., J.C.-A.), Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • J Cohen-Adad
    NeuroPoly Lab (C.G., J.C.-A.), Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • R J Huie
    Neurological Surgery (R.J.H., A.F., X.D.-F., L.H.T., N.K., M.S.B., J.C.B., S.D., W.W., J.F.T.).
  • A Ferguson
    Neurological Surgery (R.J.H., A.F., X.D.-F., L.H.T., N.K., M.S.B., J.C.B., S.D., W.W., J.F.T.).
  • X Duong-Fernandez
    Neurological Surgery (R.J.H., A.F., X.D.-F., L.H.T., N.K., M.S.B., J.C.B., S.D., W.W., J.F.T.).
  • L H Thomas
    Neurological Surgery (R.J.H., A.F., X.D.-F., L.H.T., N.K., M.S.B., J.C.B., S.D., W.W., J.F.T.).
  • V Singh
    Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362001, Gujrat, India.
  • J Narvid
    From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (D.B.M., S.M.D., J.N., J.F.T.).
  • L Pascual
    Orthopedic Surgery (L.P.), Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
  • N Kyritsis
    Neurological Surgery (R.J.H., A.F., X.D.-F., L.H.T., N.K., M.S.B., J.C.B., S.D., W.W., J.F.T.).
  • M S Beattie
    Neurological Surgery (R.J.H., A.F., X.D.-F., L.H.T., N.K., M.S.B., J.C.B., S.D., W.W., J.F.T.).
  • J C Bresnahan
    Neurological Surgery (R.J.H., A.F., X.D.-F., L.H.T., N.K., M.S.B., J.C.B., S.D., W.W., J.F.T.).
  • S Dhall
    Neurological Surgery (R.J.H., A.F., X.D.-F., L.H.T., N.K., M.S.B., J.C.B., S.D., W.W., J.F.T.).
  • W Whetstone
    Neurological Surgery (R.J.H., A.F., X.D.-F., L.H.T., N.K., M.S.B., J.C.B., S.D., W.W., J.F.T.).
  • J F Talbott
    From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (D.B.M., S.M.D., J.N., J.F.T.) jason.talbott@ucsf.edu.