Computer aided diagnosis of osteoporosis using multi-slice CT images

Eiji Takahashi; Shinsuke Saita; Yoshiki Kawata; Noboru Niki; Masako Ito; Hiromu Nishitani; Noriyuki Moriyama

doi:10.1117/12.844628

9 March 2010 Computer aided diagnosis of osteoporosis using multi-slice CT images

Eiji Takahashi, Shinsuke Saita, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Masako Ito, Hiromu Nishitani, Noriyuki Moriyama

Proceedings Volume 7624, Medical Imaging 2010: Computer-Aided Diagnosis; 76243Q (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.844628
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The patients of osteoporosis comprised about 11 million people in Japan and it is one of the problems the aging society has. In order to prevent the osteoporosis, it is necessary to do early detection and treatment. The development of Multislice CT technology made it possible to perform the three dimensional (3-D) image analysis with higher body axis resolution and shorter scan time. The 3-D image analysis using multi-slice CT images of thoracic vertebra can be used as a support to diagnose osteoporosis and at the same time can be used for lung cancer screening which may lead to its early detection. We develop an automatic extraction algorithm of vertebra, and the analysis algorithm of the vertebral body using shape analysis and a bone density measurement for the computer aided diagnosis of osteoporosis.

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Eiji Takahashi, Shinsuke Saita, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Masako Ito, Hiromu Nishitani, and Noriyuki Moriyama "Computer aided diagnosis of osteoporosis using multi-slice CT images", Proc. SPIE 7624, Medical Imaging 2010: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 76243Q (9 March 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.844628

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