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Erschienen in: International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 7/2016

01.07.2016 | Original Article

Shape-based acetabular cartilage segmentation: application to CT and MRI datasets

verfasst von: Pooneh R. Tabrizi, Reza A. Zoroofi, Futoshi Yokota, Takashi Nishii, Yoshinobu Sato

Erschienen in: International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery | Ausgabe 7/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

A new method for acetabular cartilage segmentation in both computed tomography (CT) arthrography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) datasets with leg tension is developed and tested.

Methods

The new segmentation method is based on the combination of shape and intensity information. Shape information is acquired according to the predictable nonlinear relationship between the U-shaped acetabulum region and acetabular cartilage. Intensity information is obtained from the acetabular cartilage region automatically to complete the segmentation procedures. This method is evaluated using 54 CT arthrography datasets with two different radiation doses and 20 MRI datasets. Additionally, the performance of this method in identifying acetabular cartilage is compared with four other acetabular cartilage segmentation methods.

Results

This method performed better than the comparison methods. Indeed, this method maintained good accuracy level for 74 datasets independent of the cartilage modality and with minimum user interaction in the bone segmentation procedures. In addition, this method was efficient in noisy conditions and in detection of the damaged cartilages with zero thickness, which confirmed its potential clinical usefulness.

Conclusions

Our new method proposes acetabular cartilage segmentation in three different datasets based on the combination of the shape and intensity information. This method executes well in situations where there are clear boundaries between the acetabular and femoral cartilages. However, the acetabular cartilage and pelvic bone information should be obtained from one dataset such as CT arthrography or MRI datasets with leg traction.
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Metadaten
Titel
Shape-based acetabular cartilage segmentation: application to CT and MRI datasets
verfasst von
Pooneh R. Tabrizi
Reza A. Zoroofi
Futoshi Yokota
Takashi Nishii
Yoshinobu Sato
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery / Ausgabe 7/2016
Print ISSN: 1861-6410
Elektronische ISSN: 1861-6429
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-015-1313-z

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