A fully automated pipeline for the extraction of pectoralis muscle area from chest computed tomography scans

Background Computed tomography (CT)-derived pectoralis muscle area (PMA) measurements are prognostic in people with or at-risk of COPD, but fully automated PMA extraction has yet to be developed. Our objective was to develop and validate a PMA extraction pipeline that can automatically: 1) identify...

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Main Authors: Daniel Genkin, Alex R. Jenkins, Nikki van Noord, Kalysta Makimoto, Sophie Collins, Michael K. Stickland, Wan C. Tan, Jean Bourbeau, Dennis Jensen, Miranda Kirby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2024-01-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/10/1/00485-2023.full