An Automated Intensity Correction, Registration & Volume Stitching Algorithm for Reconstruction of the Whole Spine from 7 Tesla MR Data

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able acceptable address appearing applied applying artifacts assigning automated automatic best bias binary capable clustering complete composite consists coordinate cord correct corrected correcting correction correctly correlation delft described detecting developed diagnosis displacement distance distributions efficient either enables equals equivalent error feasibility field final finally finding fine finite geometric gradient graphics human illustrated inhomogeneity initial intensity interaction interfaces lies local makes manually masks measure middle millimeters much neighboring next novel object orientation overlap overlapping pair particular parts patient performance pixels placed position positional positioned practice predecessor presence probable problem processing produce project protocol quantitative rapidly recently reconstructed reconstructing reconstruction recorded rectangle reduces registering registration reliable remove respect restoration rotation sample scanner scheme scribed seamless segmented segmenting selected separate sets setup severe shaded since skin slice smoothness soft source spine stack stacks steps stitching studies substitute system technology tissue tissues together transformation translation translations unity unknown upper validation vertebra visual volume volumes whole