Quantitative Analysis of Spinal Canal Areas in the Lumbar Spine: An Imaging Informatics and Machine Learning Study.

Journal: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Quantitative imaging biomarkers have not been established for the diagnosis of spinal canal stenosis. This work aimed to lay the groundwork to establish such biomarkers by leveraging the developments in machine learning and medical imaging informatics.

Authors

  • B Gaonkar
    From the Departments of Neurosurgery (B.G., D.V., J.B., C.A., M.A., D.B., L.M.) bilwaj@gmail.com.
  • D Villaroman
    From the Departments of Neurosurgery (B.G., D.V., J.B., C.A., M.A., D.B., L.M.).
  • J Beckett
    From the Departments of Neurosurgery (B.G., D.V., J.B., C.A., M.A., D.B., L.M.).
  • C Ahn
    From the Departments of Neurosurgery (B.G., D.V., J.B., C.A., M.A., D.B., L.M.).
  • M Attiah
    From the Departments of Neurosurgery (B.G., D.V., J.B., C.A., M.A., D.B., L.M.).
  • D Babayan
    From the Departments of Neurosurgery (B.G., D.V., J.B., C.A., M.A., D.B., L.M.).
  • J P Villablanca
    Radiology (J.P.V., N.S., A.B., L.M.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • N Salamon
    Radiology (J.P.V., N.S., A.B., L.M.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • A Bui
    Radiology (J.P.V., N.S., A.B., L.M.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • L Macyszyn
    From the Departments of Neurosurgery (B.G., D.V., J.B., C.A., M.A., D.B., L.M.).