Robust Segmentation and Labeling of Vertebrae, Intervertebral Discs, Spinal Cord, and Spinal Canal in MRI Images Using nnU-Net and Iterative Algorithm.

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Unlike humans and most mammals that form scar tissue after injury, these remarkable rodents can regrow damaged neural tissue, offering hope for treatments that could one day help millions of people ...

9. Collect spinal cord for isolation. 10. a. Isolations are performed in batches of no more than 8 cords at a time (Figure 1). 11. b. Euthanize mice as per section 3.1. 12. c. Remove entire spinal ...

A small clinical trial with a pharmacokinetic sub-study, led by a world-renowned pharmacologist at the University of Houston, has demonstrated the promising effectiveness of the drug Riluzole for ...