Fully Automatic Method for Reliable Spinal Cord Compartment Segmentation in Multiple Sclerosis

C. Tsagkas; A. Horvath-Huck; T. Haas; M. Amann; A. Todea; A. Altermatt; J. Müller; A. Cagol; M. Leimbacher; M. Barakovic; M. Weigel; S. Pezold; T. Sprenger; L. Kappos; O. Bieri; C. Granziera; P. Cattin; K. Parmar

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Fully Automatic Method for Reliable Spinal Cord Compartment Segmentation in Multiple Sclerosis

C. Tsagkas, A. Horvath-Huck, T. Haas, M. Amann, A. Todea, A. Altermatt, J. Müller, A. Cagol, M. Leimbacher, M. Barakovic, M. Weigel, S. Pezold, T. Sprenger, L. Kappos, O. Bieri, C. Granziera, P. Cattin and K. Parmar

American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2023, 44 (2) 218-227; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7756

C. Tsagkas

aFrom the Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine (C.T., M.A., J.M., M.W., T.S., L.K., C.G., K.P.), Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering

bTranslational Imaging in Neurology Basel (C.T., A.T., J.M., A.C., M.B., M.W., C.G., K.P.)

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A. Horvath-Huck

fDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (A.H.-H., M.A., A.C., M.B., M.W., S.P., O.B., C.G., P.C.), University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland

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T. Haas

cDepartment of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering; Division of Radiological Physics (T.H., M.W., O.B.)

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M. Amann

aFrom the Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine (C.T., M.A., J.M., M.W., T.S., L.K., C.G., K.P.), Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering

fDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (A.H.-H., M.A., A.C., M.B., M.W., S.P., O.B., C.G., P.C.), University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland

gMedical Image Analysis Center AG (M.A., A.A.), Basel, Switzerland

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A. Todea

bTranslational Imaging in Neurology Basel (C.T., A.T., J.M., A.C., M.B., M.W., C.G., K.P.)

dDepartment of Radiology; Department of Neuroradiology (A.T.), Clinic for Radiology & Nuclear Medicine; and Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology

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A. Altermatt

gMedical Image Analysis Center AG (M.A., A.A.), Basel, Switzerland

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J. Müller

aFrom the Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine (C.T., M.A., J.M., M.W., T.S., L.K., C.G., K.P.), Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering

bTranslational Imaging in Neurology Basel (C.T., A.T., J.M., A.C., M.B., M.W., C.G., K.P.)

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A. Cagol

bTranslational Imaging in Neurology Basel (C.T., A.T., J.M., A.C., M.B., M.W., C.G., K.P.)

fDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (A.H.-H., M.A., A.C., M.B., M.W., S.P., O.B., C.G., P.C.), University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland

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M. Leimbacher

hMedical Faculty (M.L., P.C.), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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M. Barakovic

bTranslational Imaging in Neurology Basel (C.T., A.T., J.M., A.C., M.B., M.W., C.G., K.P.)

fDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (A.H.-H., M.A., A.C., M.B., M.W., S.P., O.B., C.G., P.C.), University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland

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M. Weigel

aFrom the Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine (C.T., M.A., J.M., M.W., T.S., L.K., C.G., K.P.), Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering

bTranslational Imaging in Neurology Basel (C.T., A.T., J.M., A.C., M.B., M.W., C.G., K.P.)

cDepartment of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering; Division of Radiological Physics (T.H., M.W., O.B.)

fDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (A.H.-H., M.A., A.C., M.B., M.W., S.P., O.B., C.G., P.C.), University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland

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S. Pezold

fDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (A.H.-H., M.A., A.C., M.B., M.W., S.P., O.B., C.G., P.C.), University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland

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T. Sprenger

aFrom the Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine (C.T., M.A., J.M., M.W., T.S., L.K., C.G., K.P.), Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering

iDepartment of Neurology (T.S.), DKD Helios Klinik Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany

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L. Kappos

aFrom the Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine (C.T., M.A., J.M., M.W., T.S., L.K., C.G., K.P.), Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering

eNeuroscience Basel (RC2NB) (L.K.), Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research, and Biomedical Imaging, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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O. Bieri

cDepartment of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering; Division of Radiological Physics (T.H., M.W., O.B.)

fDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (A.H.-H., M.A., A.C., M.B., M.W., S.P., O.B., C.G., P.C.), University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland

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C. Granziera

aFrom the Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine (C.T., M.A., J.M., M.W., T.S., L.K., C.G., K.P.), Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering

bTranslational Imaging in Neurology Basel (C.T., A.T., J.M., A.C., M.B., M.W., C.G., K.P.)

fDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (A.H.-H., M.A., A.C., M.B., M.W., S.P., O.B., C.G., P.C.), University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland

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P. Cattin

fDepartment of Biomedical Engineering (A.H.-H., M.A., A.C., M.B., M.W., S.P., O.B., C.G., P.C.), University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland

hMedical Faculty (M.L., P.C.), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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K. Parmar

aFrom the Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine (C.T., M.A., J.M., M.W., T.S., L.K., C.G., K.P.), Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering

bTranslational Imaging in Neurology Basel (C.T., A.T., J.M., A.C., M.B., M.W., C.G., K.P.)

jReha Rheinfelden (K.P.), Rheinfelden, Switzerland

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