Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

Deep learning-based high-accuracy quantitation for lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration from MRI

  • Hua-Dong Zheng,
  • Yue-Li Sun,
  • De-Wei Kong,
  • Meng-Chen Yin,
  • Jiang Chen,
  • Yong-Peng Lin,
  • Xue-Feng Ma,
  • Hong-Shen Wang,
  • Guang-Jie Yuan,
  • Min Yao,
  • Xue-Jun Cui,
  • Ying-Zhong Tian,
  • Yong-Jun Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28387-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Globally, as a major public health problem, low back pain has been the leading cause of disability worldwide for the past 30 years. Here, the authors propose a segmentation network and a quantitative method lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration assessment.