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Image:Loepprich_Jaume_vertebra_Slicer_Jan2010.png|Our goal is to develop a Slicer module to automatically segment the spine in 3D MRI images to help during the surgical removal of herniated discs. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkAuP80kE8E See a video])
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Image:Martin_Loepprich_back_pain_animation_Feb_2010.gif|Rendering of segmentation results showing a disk herniation. This subject suffers from recurrent pain in the lower back.
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Image:Loepprich_Jaume_vertebra_Jan2010.png|The cause of back pain is the pressure of the herniated disc onto the spinal nerves. This Slicer rendering shows an herniated disc pushing the canal for the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF).
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Image:Loepprich_Jaume_vertebra_Slicer_Jan2010.png|MRI slice and 3D rendering showing spine segmentation results for surgical treatment of disk herniation. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkAuP80kE8E (video)]
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Image:Loepprich_Jaume_effect_of_disc_herniation_Jan2010.png|Surface meshes and volumetric meshes of our automatically created model of the CSF. The paths where the nerves exit the spine appear as two roots descending on each side of the spinal column.
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Image:Martin_Loepprich_vertebrae_animation_Jan2010.gif|3D rendering of L3, L4 and L5 vertebrae (brown - top to bottom), inter-vertebral disks (blue) and bundles of spinal nerves (red).
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Image:PW-SLC2010.png|3D Slicer's Spine Segmentation module was presented at the [[2010_Winter_Project_Week#Projects|NA-MIC Project Week]] in Salt Lake City, Jan 4-10, 2010.
 
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* Martin Loepprich (University of Heidelberg)
 
* Martin Loepprich (University of Heidelberg)
 
* Ron Kikinis, Steve Pieper (BWH)
 
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* Polina Golland (MIT)
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* Polina Golland (MIT), Ehud Schmidt (BWH)
  
 
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We are developing a Slicer module to segment the region within the thecal sac in MRI images of the spine.
 
We are developing a Slicer module to segment the region within the thecal sac in MRI images of the spine.
 
Our objective is to provide a segmentation and visualization tool to improve the treatment of disc herniation.
 
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The structures of interests are the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF), the discs, the vertebrae and the spinal nerves. The CSF has a double role: it acts as a lubricant between the vertebrae and as a mechanical insulation to protect the nerves from outside shocks. The main challenge is to perform the segmentation in a fully automated way.
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The structures of interests are the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF), the discs, the vertebrae and the spinal nerves.
  
 
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Our plan for the project week is to integrate our code into Slicer 3.5.
 
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The algorithm has been implemented in Slicer 3.5 as an extension module.
 
The algorithm has been implemented in Slicer 3.5 as an extension module.
 
This volumetric pattern recognition algorithm is fully implemented as a Slicer module using ITK and VTK.
 
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The module has been tested on data sets acquired at Brigham and Women's Hospital using the Wideband Steady-State Free-Precession (WB-SSFP) MRI protocol.
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The module has been tested on data sets acquired at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
 
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===Screenshots===
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===Method===
  
 
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|[[Image:spine_segmentation_module_in_slicer_001.png|thumb|300px|Our goal is to develop a Slicer module to automatically segment the spine in 3D MRI images to help during the surgical removal of herniated discs. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkAuP80kE8E See a video])]]
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|[[Image:Martin_Loepprich_back_pain_animation_Feb_2010.gif|thumb|200px|Segmentation of a 3D MRI dataset showing a disk herniation. This subject suffers from recurrent pain in the lower back.]]
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|[[Image:spine_segmentation_module_in_slicer_002.png|thumb|300px|The cause of back pain is the pressure of the herniated disc onto the spinal nerves. This Slicer rendering shows an herniated disc pushing the canal for the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF).]]
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|[[Image:Netter_atlas_of_anatomy_4th_edition_spinal_cord.png|thumb|200px|Anatomy of the back showing the spinal cord and the lumbar nerves (Courtesy of Netter Atlas of Anatomy 4th Edition)]]
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|[[Image:Sylvain_Jaume_vertebrae_and_discs_Jan2010.png|thumb|200px|The nerve bundles (red) are surrounded with cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) as they traverse the L3 to L5 vertebral canal.]]
 
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|[[Image:spine_segmentation_in_slicer_004.png|thumb|300px|Surface meshes and volumetric meshes of our automatically created model of the CSF. The paths where the nerves exit the spine appear as two roots descending on each side of the spinal column.]]
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|[[Image:Sylvain_Jaume_nerve_segmentation_rendering_2009.png|thumb|280px|Results of our automated nerve segmentation algorithm. The 3D rendering shows the nerves exiting the spinal cord and the ganglia.]]
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The cause of back pain is the pressure of the herniated disc onto the spinal nerves. The herniated disc pushes the canal for the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF). The resulting pressure on the nerve bundles can cause severe discomfort and even permanent disability if not treated.
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The right image shows a disc that protrudes into the vertebral foramen and pinches the nerve bundles as they exit the spine.
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|[[Image:Sylvain_Jaume_disc_herniation_Jan2010.png|thumb|200px|Clinical application]]
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The CSF has a double role: it acts as a lubricant between the vertebrae and as a mechanical insulation to protect the nerves from outside shocks. The main challenge is to perform the segmentation in a fully automated way.
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The image on the right shows the spine overlaid on the MRI image.
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This patient-specific illustration can help the surgeon during a minimally invasive intervention on the herniated disc.
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The image on the right shows an herniated disc that protrudes into the vertebral foramen and reduces the opening for the nerve bundles and the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF).
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|[[Image:spine_segmentation_in_slicer_004.png|thumb|340px|Surface meshes and volumetric meshes of our automatically created model of the CSF. The paths where the nerves exit the spine appear as two roots descending on each side of the spinal column.]]
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|[[Image:Sylvain_Jaume_nerve_segmentation_rendering_2009.png|thumb|260px|Results of our automated nerve segmentation algorithm. The 3D rendering shows the nerves exiting the spinal cord and the ganglia.]]
 
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===Video===
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The following video shows the segmentation of a herniated disc from MRI using 3D Slicer
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==References==
 
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*Segmentation using Slicer 3.5, [http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/EMSegment EMSegment] module
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*Expectation-Maximization segmentation: [http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/EMSegment EMSegment] module in Slicer
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*Creation of a statistical atlas: [https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Modules:AtlasCreator-Documentation-3.5 AtlasCreator] module in Slicer
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*MRI bias field correction: [https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Modules:MRIBiasFieldCorrection-Documentation-3.5 MRIBiasFieldCorrection] module in Slicer
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*More references: [http://people.csail.mit.edu/sylvain Sylvain Jaume] at MIT CSAIL
 
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Latest revision as of 18:07, 10 July 2017

Home < 2010 Winter Project Week Spine Segmentation Module in Slicer3

  • Rendering of segmentation results showing a disk herniation. This subject suffers from recurrent pain in the lower back.

  • MRI slice and 3D rendering showing spine segmentation results for surgical treatment of disk herniation. (video)

  • 3D rendering of L3, L4 and L5 vertebrae (brown - top to bottom), inter-vertebral disks (blue) and bundles of spinal nerves (red).

  • 3D Slicer's Spine Segmentation module was presented at the NA-MIC Project Week in Salt Lake City, Jan 4-10, 2010.

Key Investigators

  • Sylvain Jaume (MIT)
  • Martin Loepprich (University of Heidelberg)
  • Ron Kikinis, Steve Pieper (BWH)
  • Polina Golland (MIT), Ehud Schmidt (BWH)

Goal

We are developing a Slicer module to segment the region within the thecal sac in MRI images of the spine. Our objective is to provide a segmentation and visualization tool to improve the treatment of disc herniation. The structures of interests are the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF), the discs, the vertebrae and the spinal nerves.

Approach

Our plan for the project week is to integrate our code into Slicer 3.5. Our code analyzes the intensity profile of different regions in the MRI and automatically defines the optimum region for the CSF.

Results

The algorithm has been implemented in Slicer 3.5 as an extension module. This volumetric pattern recognition algorithm is fully implemented as a Slicer module using ITK and VTK. The module has been tested on data sets acquired at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Method

Segmentation of a 3D MRI dataset showing a disk herniation. This subject suffers from recurrent pain in the lower back.
Anatomy of the back showing the spinal cord and the lumbar nerves (Courtesy of Netter Atlas of Anatomy 4th Edition)
The nerve bundles (red) are surrounded with cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) as they traverse the L3 to L5 vertebral canal.

The cause of back pain is the pressure of the herniated disc onto the spinal nerves. The herniated disc pushes the canal for the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF). The resulting pressure on the nerve bundles can cause severe discomfort and even permanent disability if not treated. The right image shows a disc that protrudes into the vertebral foramen and pinches the nerve bundles as they exit the spine.

Clinical application

The CSF has a double role: it acts as a lubricant between the vertebrae and as a mechanical insulation to protect the nerves from outside shocks. The main challenge is to perform the segmentation in a fully automated way. The image on the right shows the spine overlaid on the MRI image.

3D Slicer software

This patient-specific illustration can help the surgeon during a minimally invasive intervention on the herniated disc. The image on the right shows an herniated disc that protrudes into the vertebral foramen and reduces the opening for the nerve bundles and the cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF).

Disc herniation
Surface meshes and volumetric meshes of our automatically created model of the CSF. The paths where the nerves exit the spine appear as two roots descending on each side of the spinal column.
Results of our automated nerve segmentation algorithm. The 3D rendering shows the nerves exiting the spinal cord and the ganglia.
Results of the SpineSegmentation module in Slicer 3.5
Results of the SpineSegmentation module in Slicer 3.5
Double cylinder used for our model-based.
A complex model of a lumbar vertebrae has been created to drive our shape-based segmentation algorithm in a robust and accurate recognition
Intensity profile for the cross-section of a nerve. The MRI image was acquired using the wideband steady-state free-precession (WB-SSFP) protocol.
Organization of the source code for the SpineSegmentation module. This module is available as an extension module for Slicer 3.5.

Video

The following video shows the segmentation of a herniated disc from MRI using 3D Slicer

Media:Herniated_disc_segmentation_using_3DSlicer.ogg

References

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