Automatic segmentation of spinal cord multiple sclerosis lesions across multiple sites, contrasts and vendors
Motivation: Longitudinal analysis of spinal cord multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions is clinically relevant for the early diagnosis and monitoring of MS progression. Goal(s): Develop a deep learning tool for the automatic segmentation of MS spinal cord lesions on PSIR and STIR images from multiple sites. Approach: A nnUNet model was trained and tested on the baseline data and applied to follow-up scans to create lesion distribution maps. Results: We demonstrated the utility of the model to map the spatio-temporal distribution of MS lesions across MS phenotypes. The model is packaged into an open-source software. Impact: Automatic segmentation of spinal cord lesions in large cohorts helps to identify signatures of MS phenotypes for ultimately improving prognosis and optimizing treatment for people with MS.
Authors
- Jiwon Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5519-6088)
- Julien Cohen‐Adad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3662-9532)
- Jan Valošek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7398-4990)
- Shannon Kolind (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1362-1968)
- Nathan Molinier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8312-8952)
- Anthony Traboulsee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0351-9639)
- Lisa Eunyoung Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8334-3740)
- Alexandre Prat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6188-0580)
- Roger C. Tam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4593-2587)
- Pierre‐Louis Benveniste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3122-1957)
- Michelle Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6988-5658)
- Zachary Vavasour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2586-6316)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58530/2024/1395
- Primary Topic
- Brain Tumor Detection and Classification
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00