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 | Benjamin De LeenerAssistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal Verified email at polymtl.ca Cited by 2788 |
SCT: Spinal Cord Toolbox, an open-source software for processing spinal cord MRI data
For the past 25 years, the field of neuroimaging has witnessed the development of several
software packages for processing multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) to …
software packages for processing multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) to …
Automatic segmentation of the spinal cord and intramedullary multiple sclerosis lesions with convolutional neural networks
The spinal cord is frequently affected by atrophy and/or lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS)
patients. Segmentation of the spinal cord and lesions from MRI data provides measures of …
patients. Segmentation of the spinal cord and lesions from MRI data provides measures of …
PAM50: Unbiased multimodal template of the brainstem and spinal cord aligned with the ICBM152 space
Template-based analysis of multi-parametric MRI data of the spinal cord sets the foundation
for standardization and reproducibility, thereby helping the discovery of new biomarkers of …
for standardization and reproducibility, thereby helping the discovery of new biomarkers of …
Robust, accurate and fast automatic segmentation of the spinal cord
Spinal cord segmentation provides measures of atrophy and facilitates group analysis via
inter-subject correspondence. Automatizing this procedure enables studies with large …
inter-subject correspondence. Automatizing this procedure enables studies with large …
Generic acquisition protocol for quantitative MRI of the spinal cord
Quantitative spinal cord (SC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) presents many challenges,
including a lack of standardized imaging protocols. Here we present a prospectively …
including a lack of standardized imaging protocols. Here we present a prospectively …
[HTML][HTML] Spinal cord grey matter segmentation challenge
An important image processing step in spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging is the ability
to reliably and accurately segment grey and white matter for tissue specific analysis. There …
to reliably and accurately segment grey and white matter for tissue specific analysis. There …
Framework for integrated MRI average of the spinal cord white and gray matter: the MNI–Poly–AMU template
The field of spinal cord MRI is lacking a common template, as existing for the brain, which
would allow extraction of multi-parametric data (diffusion-weighted, magnetization transfer, etc.…
would allow extraction of multi-parametric data (diffusion-weighted, magnetization transfer, etc.…
Spatial distribution of multiple sclerosis lesions in the cervical spinal cord
Spinal cord lesions detected on MRI hold important diagnostic and prognostic value for
multiple sclerosis. Previous attempts to correlate lesion burden with clinical status have had …
multiple sclerosis. Previous attempts to correlate lesion burden with clinical status have had …
[HTML][HTML] Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers
In a companion paper by Cohen-Adad et al. we introduce the spine generic quantitative
MRI protocol that provides valuable metrics for assessing spinal cord macrostructural and …
MRI protocol that provides valuable metrics for assessing spinal cord macrostructural and …
Automatic segmentation of the spinal cord and spinal canal coupled with vertebral labeling
B De Leener, J Cohen-Adad… - IEEE transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantifying spinal cord (SC) atrophy in neurodegenerative and traumatic diseases brings
important diagnosis and prognosis information for the clinician. We recently developed the …
important diagnosis and prognosis information for the clinician. We recently developed the …