BACKGROUND: Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a major cause of pain and disability in older individuals worldwide. Although increasing studies of traditional machine learning (TML) and deep learning (DL) were conducted in the field of diagnosing LSS an...
BACKGROUND: A deep learning (DL) model that can automatically detect and classify cervical canal and neural foraminal stenosis using cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can improve diagnostic accuracy and efficiency.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Oct 19, 2024
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Longer posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) surgeries for individuals with lumbar spinal stenosis are linked to more complications and negatively affect recovery after the operation. Therefore, there is a critical need for a m...
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Sep 30, 2024
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: A deep learning (DL) model for degenerative cervical spondylosis on MRI could enhance reporting consistency and efficiency, addressing a significant global health issue.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research
Sep 26, 2024
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to develop and validate machine learning (ML) algorithms to predict the 30-day and 6-month risk of deteriorating functional status following surgical treatment for thoracic spinal stenosis (TSS). We aimed to...
OBJECTIVES: The assessment of lumbar central canal stenosis (LCCS) is crucial for diagnosing and planning treatment for patients with low back pain and neurogenic pain. However, manual assessment methods are time-consuming, variable, and require axia...
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Jun 22, 2024
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS) is the most common spinal degenerative disorder in elderly people and usually first seen by primary care physicians or orthopedic surgeons who are not spine surgery specialists. Magnetic resonan...
Journal of applied clinical medical physics
May 10, 2024
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) can be challenging because radicular pain is not often present in the culprit-level localization. Accurate segmentation and quantitative analysis of the lumbar dura on radiographic images are ...
Journal of imaging informatics in medicine
Apr 26, 2024
The aim of this study was to investigate whether super-resolution deep learning reconstruction (SR-DLR) is superior to conventional deep learning reconstruction (DLR) with respect to interobserver agreement in the evaluation of neuroforaminal stenosi...
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Deep learning (DL) accelerated MR techniques have emerged as a promising approach to accelerate routine MR exams. While prior studies explored DL acceleration for specific lumbar MRI sequences, a gap remains in comprehending t...
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