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Software to Automatically Outline Bones in X-Rays
Researchers are working on software that can automatically identify bones in X-ray images.
Credit: University of Manchester
Researchers at the University of Manchester are developing software that can automatically pick out the shapes of bones in X-rays.
The software already can identify hips, but the team from Manchester's Institute of Population Health intends to adapt the system so it is able to learn to identify other bones and structures within the body.
Researchers investigating conditions such as arthritis work with hundreds of images, and then draw conclusions and develop treatments. However, having humans map the outlines of bones from radiographs is not the most efficient way of obtaining the data, says Manchester professor Tim Cootes. "The idea of this software is to take the routine tasks out of human hands, so scientists can focus on drawing conclusions and developing treatments," he says.
The software should save thousands of hours on manual work performed by radiographers.
The team is building on earlier work that produced Bonefinder, software focusing on hips that has been adopted by several research groups. "Ultimately, we want to get this technology into hospitals where it can save time and resources for the benefit of patients," Cootes says.
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