Automated vertebrae localization and identification by decision forests and image-based refinement on real-world CT data.

Journal: La Radiologia medica
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Development of a fully automatic algorithm for the automatic localization and identification of vertebral bodies in computed tomography (CT).

Authors

  • Ana Jimenez-Pastor
    QUIBIM SL, Valencia, Spain. anajimenez@quibim.com.
  • Angel Alberich-Bayarri
    QUIBIM SL, Valencia, Spain.
  • Belen Fos-Guarinos
    QUIBIM SL, Valencia, Spain.
  • Fabio Garcia-Castro
    QUIBIM SL, Valencia, Spain.
  • David Garcia-Juan
    QUIBIM SL, Valencia, Spain.
  • Ben Glocker
    Kheiron Medical Technologies, London, UK.
  • Luis Marti-Bonmati
    QUIBIM SL, Valencia, Spain.