A novel segmentation framework dedicated to the follow-up of fat infiltration in individual muscles of patients with neuromuscular disorders.

Augustin C OgierLinda HeskampConstance P MichelAlexandre FouréMarc-Emmanuel BellemareArnaud Le TroterArend HeerschapDavid Bendahan

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2019)

The proposed framework of segmentation can successfully provide an effective and reliable tool for accurate follow-up of any MRI biomarkers in neuromuscular disorders. This method could assist the quantitative assessment of muscular changes occurring in such diseases.

Keyphrases

deep learning
convolutional neural network
magnetic resonance imaging
adipose tissue
high resolution
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
fatty acid
magnetic resonance
body composition
high intensity