EPISeg: Automatic Segmentation of Spinal Cord fMRI Data
Motivation: Spinal cord fMRI holds promise for somatosensory and motor research, but challenges in data acquisition and preprocessing limit its potential. Goal(s): Develop an automated segmentation tool for spinal cord fMRI data that minimizes manual intervention and improves segmentation accuracy which is important for data analysis. Approach: We introduce EPISeg, a deep learning-based segmentation method trained on an open-source multi-site dataset of 406 subjects using active learning with human-in-the-loop feedback. Results: EPISeg outperformed established methods like PropSeg, DeepSeg, and a Contrast-agnostic model, achieving a Dice score of 0.88. Impact: EPISeg significantly enhances spinal fMRI research by enabling automated, accurate segmentations of EPI data, overcoming limitations of manual segmentation. Its integration into SCT broadens accessibility and reproducibility, facilitating robust group-level analyses essential for advancing studies of spinal processes and disorders.
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Banerjee, R., Kaptan, M., Tinnermann, A., Khatibi, A., Dabbagh, A., Buechel, C., Kündig, C. W., Law, C., Pfyffer, D., Lythgoe, D. J., Tsivaka, D., Van De Ville, D., Eippert, F., Muhammad, F., Glover, G. H., Dávid, G., Haynes, G., Haaker, J., Brooks, J. C., et al. (2025). EPISeg: Automatic Segmentation of Spinal Cord fMRI Data. 2025 ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting Proceedings, ISMRM Annual Meeting, Article 0961. ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, May 10, 2025. https://doi.org/10.58530/2025/0961
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2025
Concord, CA
ISMRM Annual Meeting
1545-4428
0961
REVIEWED
EPFL
| Event name | Event acronym | Event place | Event date |
ISMRM-ISMRT 2025 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | 2025-05-10 - 2025-05-15 | |