Abstract #3422

An improved automatic localization method for abnormal lumbar vertebrae using MR Images

Fei Gao¹, Shui Liu², Xiaodong Zhang², Jue Zhang^1,3, Xiaoying Wang^2,3, and Jing Fang^1,3

¹College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China, ²Department of Radiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China

In this study, we provide an automatic lumbar localization method efficient for abnormal vertebrae based on the local context information of lumbar MR images. The localization results indicate the efficiency of the proposed method for lumbar vertebrae with various abnormalities.

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