In conclusion, we present a fully automated deep-learning-based lumbar-spine segmentation network and an area-based quantitative method to evaluate IVD degeneration according to the extracted parameters from a large population. Our approach can be used to improve IVD-degeneration evaluation with high a...
Schematic diagram of experimental design. A:To induce spinal cord injury, a 35 g circular rod was placed on the exposed L3 spinal segment and the spinal cord compressed in the dorso-ventral direction for 15 minutes.B:Three days after injury, the animals were randomly assigned to experimental g...