BACKGROUND: Low-dose chest CT (LDCT) is commonly employed for the early screening of lung cancer. However, it has rarely been utilized in the assessment of volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) and the diagnosis of osteoporosis (OP).
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
Mar 4, 2025
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Lumbar spine MRIs can be time consuming, stressful for patients, and costly to acquire. In this work, we train and evaluate open-source generative adversarial network (GAN) to create synthetic lumbar spine MRI STIR volumes fro...
BACKGROUND: To develop and validate a model that integrates clinical data, deep learning radiomics, and radiomic features to predict high-risk patients for cage subsidence (CS) after lumbar fusion.
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Feb 26, 2025
INTRODUCTION: Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States. Despite its popularity, there is limited research on pickleball-related orthopaedic injuries, particularly in the spine. This study aims to provide a deeper understan...
BACKGROUND: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a common cause of back and leg pain. Diagnosis relies on clinical history, physical exam, and imaging, with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) being an important reference standard. While artificial intellige...
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the value of artificial intelligence (AI) assisted diagnostic system in reconstructing axial lumbar disc CT images and diagnosing lumbar disc herniation.
BACKGROUND: Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide with a significant socioeconomic burden; artificial intelligence (AI) has proved to have a great potential in supporting clinical decisions at each stage of the healthcare process...
The degeneration of the intervertebral discs in the lumbar spine is the common cause of neurological and physical dysfunctions and chronic disability of patients, which can be stratified into single-(e.g., disc herniation, prolapse, or bulge) and com...
BMC medical informatics and decision making
Feb 5, 2025
BACKGROUND: Medical imaging techniques for diagnosing sarcopenia have been extensively investigated. Studies have proposed using the T-score and patient information as key diagnostic factors. However, these techniques have either been time-consuming ...
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Jan 31, 2025
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Accurate and consistent measurement of sagittal alignment is challenging, particularly in patients with severe coronal deformities, including degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS).
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