Automatic Spine Tissue Segmentation from MRI Data Based on Cascade of Boosted Classifiers and Active Appearance Model

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Information between the points interpolated with centripetal Catmull–Rom splines, ensuring C1 continuity, proper tightness with no self-intersubsubsections, and knot parameterization, leaving an area for further curve optimization. (a–c) Examples of a lateral, intermediate, and central part of the vertebral body.

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