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Lauren N Heckelman^1,2, Brian J Soher³, Charles E Spritzer³

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, DUMC Box 3093, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.

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A new semi-automatic algorithm for segmenting patella bone in knee MRI scans significantly reduces processing time by 75%. This method offers high repeatability and accuracy, aiding orthopaedic research and potentially deep learning applications.

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Area of Science:

Orthopaedic Research
Medical Image Analysis
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Manual segmentation of medical images is crucial for orthopaedic research but is time-consuming and costly.
Developing efficient and accurate automated segmentation methods is essential to advance research capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a semi-automatic algorithm for segmenting patella bone from knee magnetic resonance (MR) images.
To validate the algorithm's performance without requiring a training dataset.

Main Methods:

The algorithm utilizes spatial intensity gradients to isolate the patella bone.
Validation involved in vivo human participants and ex vivo porcine stifle joints using MRI and computed tomography (CT).
Repeatability and accuracy were assessed through scan/re-scan comparisons, manual segmentation comparison, and cross-modality (MRI vs. CT) evaluation.

Main Results:

The semi-automatic segmentation demonstrated high repeatability with a Dice similarity coefficient of 0.988 ± 0.002 and minimal surface distance variations.
Comparisons showed excellent agreement with manual segmentation (surface distance = -0.02 ± 0.08 mm) and consistency across MRI and CT images (surface distance = -0.02 ± 0.06 mm).
The algorithm reduced segmentation time by approximately 75% compared to manual methods.

Conclusions:

The developed semi-automatic segmentation algorithm is a repeatable and accurate tool for isolating the patella bone from knee MR images.
This method significantly improves research efficiency and shows potential for generating training data for deep learning models in orthopaedics.