Automatic tumor segmentation using knowledge-based techniques

…, DB Goldgof, R Velthuizen, FR Murtagh… - IEEE transactions on …, 1998 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A system that automatically segments and labels glioblastoma-multiforme tumors in
magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of the human brain is presented. The MRIs consist of T1-…

Lumbar disc nomenclature: version 2.0: recommendations of the combined task forces of the North American Spine Society, the American Society of Spine Radiology …

DF Fardon, AL Williams, EJ Dohring, FR Murtagh… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. This article comprises a review of the literature pertaining to the normal and
pathological lumbar disc and the compilation of a standardized nomenclature. Objective. To …

Automatic segmentation of non-enhancing brain tumors in magnetic resonance images

…, LO Hall, DB Goldgof, FR Murtagh - Artificial intelligence in …, 2001 - Elsevier
Tumor segmentation from magnetic resonance (MR) images may aid in tumor treatment by
tracking the progress of tumor growth and/or shrinkage. In this paper we present the first …

Brain magnetic resonance imaging in acute optic neuritis: experience of the Optic Neuritis Study Group

RW Beck, J Arrington, FR Murtagh… - Archives of …, 1993 - jamanetwork.com
• Objective. —Changes in the brain on magnetic resonance images are common in patients
with optic neuritis even when there is no other clinical evidence of multiple sclerosis. The …

Diffusion tensor imaging tractography in patients with intramedullary tumors: comparison with intraoperative findings and value for prediction of tumor resectability …

M Setzer, RD Murtagh, FR Murtagh, M Eleraky… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2010 - thejns.org
Object The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the predictive value of diffusion
tensor (DT) imaging with respect to resectability of intramedullary spinal cord tumors and to …

Relationship of Schmorl's nodes to vertebral body endplate fractures and acute endplate disk extrusions

AL Wagner, FR Murtagh… - American Journal of …, 2000 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Literature regarding clinical pain syndromes associated
with acute, traumatic Schmorl's nodes (SNs) is limited. Our purpose was to determine whether …

Pathognomonic MR imaging findings in Balo concentric sclerosis

JT Caracciolo, RD Murtagh… - American journal of …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Irregular, concentric zones of increased signal on T2-weighted cranial MR imaging studies
may strongly suggest Balo concentric sclerosis (BCS), a rare but recognized variant of …

Validity-guided (re) clustering with applications to image segmentation

…, ML Silbiger, JA Arrington, RF Murtagh - … on fuzzy systems, 1996 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
When clustering algorithms are applied to image segmentation, the goal is to solve a
classification problem. However, these algorithms do not directly optimize classification duality. As …

Spontaneous resolution of an intraspinal synovial cyst

PG Swartz, FR Murtagh - American journal of …, 2003 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
We report a case of lumbar facet joint synovial cyst at L5-S1 with clinically significant
radicular pain diagnosed by means of MR imaging. This cyst spontaneously resolved, as …

Measurement of the normal optic chiasm on coronal MR images.

AL Wagner, FR Murtagh, KS Hazlett… - American journal of …, 1997 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
PURPOSE To develop an objective method for measuring the optic chiasm and to document
its normal range in size. METHODS Measurements of the height and area of the optic …