Perthes disease classification using shape and appearance modelling

We propose to use statistical shape and appearance modelling to classify the proximal femur in hip radiographs of children into Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease and healthy. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease affects the femoral head with avascular necrosis, which causes large shape deformities during the growth-...

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Main Authors: Davison, A, Cootes, T, Perry, D, Luo, W, Medical Student Annotation Collaborative, Linder, C
Format: Conference item
Published: Springer Verlag 2019