Systems and methods for automated detection and segmentation of vertebral centrum(s) in 3D images
US11302008B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30012
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Presented herein are systems and methods that allow for vertebral centrums of individual vertebrae to be identified and segmented within a 3D image of a subject (e.g., a CT or microCT image). In certain embodiments, the approaches described herein identify, within a graphical representation of an individual vertebra in a 3D image of a subject, multiple discrete and differentiable regions, one of which corresponds to a vertebral centrum of the individual vertebra. The region corresponding to the vertebral centrum may be automatically or manually (e.g., via a user interaction) classified as such. Identifying vertebral centrums in this manner facilitates streamlined quantitative analysis of 3D images for osteological research, notably, providing a basis for rapid and consistent evaluation of vertebral centrum morphometric attributes.
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