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Optical Sectioning and Visualization of the Intervertebral Disc from Embryonic Development to Degeneration

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Intervertebral disc segmentation and volumetric reconstruction from peripheral quantitative computed tomography

Alexander Wong¹, Akshaya Mishra, Justin Yates

¹Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada. a28wong@uwaterloo.ca

IEEE Transactions on Bio-Medical Engineering

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Medical Imaging Analysis
Computational Anatomy

Background:

Analyzing intervertebral disc (IVD) damage from peripheral quantitative computed tomography (PQCT) imagery is challenging due to artifacts and density variations.
Existing methods struggle with accurate segmentation and volumetric reconstruction of IVDs.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an automatic system for segmenting and constructing volumetric representations of excised intervertebral discs from PQCT imagery.
To enable quantitative analysis of progressive intervertebral disc herniation damage under combined flexion/extension and compressive loads.

Main Methods:

A novel multiscale level set approach based on the Mumford-Shah energy functional in iterative bilateral scale space was employed for segmentation.
Delaunay triangulation was used to construct the volumetric representation of the segmented intervertebral disc regions.

Main Results:

The system achieved accurate segmentation and volumetric reconstruction of intervertebral discs.
Mean absolute distance error was below 0.8 mm when compared to ground truth measurements.
The system is operational as a visualization tool for studying progressive intervertebral disc damage.

Conclusions:

The developed automatic system effectively addresses challenges in PQCT-based intervertebral disc analysis.
This tool facilitates quantitative assessment of disc damage, crucial for understanding conditions like herniation.
The system demonstrates high accuracy and is ready for practical application in research.