no code implementations • 19 May 2017 • Andre Mastmeyer, Klaus Engelke, Willi Kalender
In this paper a new technique is presented that extracts the geometry of lumbar vertebral bodies from spiral CT scans.
no code implementations • 19 May 2017 • Andre Mastmeyer, Klaus Engelke, Sebastian Meller, Willi Kalender
In this paper we present a new 3D segmentation approach for the vertebrae of the lower thoracic and the lumbar spine in spiral computed tomography datasets.
no code implementations • 19 May 2017 • Andre Mastmeyer, Klaus Engelke, Christina Fuchs, Willi Kalender
Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) is a standard method to determine bone mineral density (BMD) in the spine.