Front Bioeng Biotechnol
November 2024
Introduction: Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are a major cause of morbidity, disability, and mortality among the elderly. Traditional methods for fracture risk assessment, such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), may not fully capture the complex factors contributing to fracture risk. This study aims to enhance vertebral fracture risk prediction by integrating radiomics features extracted from computed tomography (CT) scans with clinical data, utilizing advanced machine learning techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(1) Background: Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms (UIAs) are common blood vessel malformations, occurring in up to 3 % of healthy adults. Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) is frequently used for the screening of UIAs due to its high resolution in vascular anatomy. However, T2-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (T2WI) is a standard sequence utilized for the majority of outpatient head scans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpinal bone lesions encompass a wide array of pathologies, spanning from benign abnormalities to aggressive malignancies, such as diffusely localized metastases. Early detection and accurate differentiation of the underlying diseases is crucial for every patient's clinical treatment and outcome, with radiological imaging being a core element in the diagnostic pathway. Across numerous pathologies and imaging techniques, deep learning (DL) models are progressively considered a valuable resource in the clinical setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComputed tomography (CT) offers detailed insights into the internal anatomy of patients, particularly for spinal vertebrae examination. However, CT scans are associated with higher radiation exposure and cost compared to conventional X-ray imaging. In this study, we applied a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) framework to reconstruct 3D spinal vertebrae structures from synthetic biplanar X-ray images, specifically focusing on anterior and lateral views.
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