Joint space image dilation

Joint space image dilation expands a three-dimensional binary joint segmentation using a ball structural unit. The function retains the largest connected component and fills holes within the dilated image.

Function¶

To dilate the joint segmentation image, use the following function:

jsw_dilate(image)

Input settings¶

HR-pQCT

PCD-CT

µCT

image: Binary image of the joint segmentation

Further information about the function and its inputs can be here (tbd).

Examples and workflows¶

HR-pQCT

PCD-CT

µCT

Examples of how to use joint space image dilation:

Finger_Joint_Comparison.ipynb

Workflows that include joint space image dilation:

JSW analysis workflow

Citation¶

HR-pQCT

PCD-CT

µCT

We used the method implemented in ORMIR-XCT Kuczynski et al. (2024)

References¶

Kuczynski, M. T., Neeteson, N. J., Stok, K. S., Burghardt, A. J., Hernandez, M. A. E., Vicory, J., Tse, J. J., Durongbhan, P., Bonaretti, S., Wong, A. K. O., Boyd, S. K., & Manske, S. L. (2024). ORMIR_XCT: A Python package for high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography image processing. Journal of Open Source Software, 9(97), 6084. 10.21105/joss.06084