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Using an Ensemble of Segmentation Methods to Detect Vertebral Bodies on Radiographs

Brian C. Chang, Jonathan Renslo, Qifei Dong, Sandra K. Johnston, Jessica Perry, David R. Haynor, Gang Luo, Nancy E. Lane, Jeffrey G. Jarvik and Nathan M. Cross
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2024, 45 (10) 1512-1520; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8343
Brian C. Chang
aFrom the Departments of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education (B.C.C., Q.D., G.L.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Jonathan Renslo
bKeck School of Medicine (J.R.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Qifei Dong
aFrom the Departments of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education (B.C.C., Q.D., G.L.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Sandra K. Johnston
cDepartments of Radiology (S.K.J., D.R.H., J.G.J., N.M.C.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Jessica Perry
dDepartments of Biostatistics (J.P.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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David R. Haynor
cDepartments of Radiology (S.K.J., D.R.H., J.G.J., N.M.C.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Gang Luo
aFrom the Departments of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education (B.C.C., Q.D., G.L.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Nancy E. Lane
eDepartment of Medicine (N.E.L.), Rheumatology, University of California Davis, Davis, California
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Jeffrey G. Jarvik
cDepartments of Radiology (S.K.J., D.R.H., J.G.J., N.M.C.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
fDepartments of Neurological Surgery (J.G.J.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Nathan M. Cross
cDepartments of Radiology (S.K.J., D.R.H., J.G.J., N.M.C.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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