Exploring shape changes in healthy bone growth through 3D spatiotemporal statistical shape models: A scoping review.

Objective: Analyzing population trends of bone shape variation can provide valuable insights into growth processes. This review aims to overview state-of-the-art spatiotemporal statistical shape modeling techniques, emphasizing their application to 3D skeletal structures during healthy growth.

Methods: We searched PubMed and Scopus for articles on statistical shape modeling using a pediatric spatiotemporal dataset of 3D healthy bone models.

Automatic identification of radius and ulna bone landmarks on 3D virtual models.

Background: For bone morphology and biomechanics analysis, landmarks are essential to define position, orientation, and shape. These landmarks define bone and joint coordinate systems and are widely used in these research fields. Currently, no method is known for automatically identifying landmarks on virtual 3D bone models of the radius and ulna.

Inter-rater reliability for assessing intracranial collaterals in patients with acute ischemic stroke: comparing 29 raters and an artificial intelligence-based software.

Purpose: Outcome of endovascular treatment in acute ischemic stroke patients is depending on the collateral circulation maintaining blood flow to the ischemic territory. We evaluated the inter-rater reliability and accuracy of raters and an automated algorithm for assessing the collateral score (CS, range: 0-3) in acute ischemic stroke patients.

Methods: Baseline CTA scans with an intracranial anterior occlusion from the MR CLEAN study (n=500) were used.

Automated and cost-efficient early detection of hemolysis in patients with extracorporeal life support: Use of the hemolysis-index of routine clinical chemistry platforms.

Purpose: Patients with extracorporeal life support (ECLS) are at risk for hemolysis-related complications. Therefore, monitoring of free hemoglobin (fHb) levels is indicated. Conventional methods for fHb are laborious and not always available.

Persistent changes in circulating white blood cell populations after splenectomy.

The effect of splenectomy on the incidence of infections and thromboembolisms has been investigated thoroughly. Nevertheless, the long-term effects of splenectomy on immunological profile and circulating blood counts have not been described before. To study such long-term effects, we analysed several parameters in splenectomised trauma patients and compared the results of this group ("otherwise healthy patients") to patients with a specific underlying disease.