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Statistical shape modeling (SSM) has recently taken advantage of advances in deep learning to alleviate the need for a time-consuming and expert-driven workflow of anatomy segmentation, shape registration, and the optimization of…
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Traditional segmentation networks approach anatomical structures as standalone elements, overlooking the intrinsic hierarchical connections among them. This study introduces Softmax for Arbitrary Label Trees (SALT), a novel approach…
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