Automatic Vertebral Column Extraction by Whole-Body Bone SPECT Scan
Figure 10
The reconstruction of the segmentation result classified as unacceptable. In this case, the kidneys are very close to the spine due to ectopia. (a) Original transaxial image plane, (b) segmented vertebral regions (white), and (c) the 3D reconstruction, where the white line denotes the height for the left three images in (a).
