Gijs D van Praagh, Pieter H Nienhuis, Melanie Reijrink, Mirjam E J Davidse, Lisa M Duff, Bruce S Spottiswoode, Douwe J Mulder, Niek H J Prakken, Andy F Scarsbrook, Ann W Morgan, Charalampos Tsoumpas, Jelmer M Wolterink, Kim B Mouridsen, Ronald J H Borra, Bhanu Sinha, Riemer H J A Slart
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide, including infection and inflammation related conditions. Multiple studies have demonstrated potential advantages of hybrid positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (PET/CT) as an adjunct to current clinical inflammatory and infectious biochemical markers. To quantitatively analyze vascular diseases at PET/CT, robust segmentation of the aorta is necessary. However, manual segmentation is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive...
February 7, 2024: Medical Physics