Abstract #1252
MRI signal texture parameters within human intervertebral discs as biomarkers of spine pathologies and severities
Delphine Perie 1,2 , Clemence Balosetti 1,2 , Sofiane Achiche 1 , and Hubert Labelle 2
1
Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique
de Montral, Montreal, QC, Canada,
2
Research
Center, CHU Sainte Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada
In both scoliosis and spondylolisthesis, the progression
of the spine deformation leads to the degeneration of
intervertebral discs characterized by a change in its
structure and biochemical composition. The MRI images of
79 patients (32 with scoliosis, 32 with
spondylolisthesis and 15 with herniated discs) were
analysed using texture parameters extracted from the
intensity histograms of the grey level, contrast,
correlation, energy and homogeneity images. The results
validated our hypothesis: the calculated tissue-specific
texture features can effectively discriminate the
pathologies and some of their severities. This method
has the advantage of supporting the interesting
possibility of developing robust non-invasive predictive
methods for the diagnosis of the severities of spine
pathologies.
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