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Fig. 8 This figure illustrates a sample image from each of the five popular clinical MRI protocols
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T1 weighted sagittal, T2 weighted sagittal, T2 weighted axial, T2-SPIR sagittal and Myelo [
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Fig. 9 This figure shows samples of a lumbar CT scan. The first two images show sagittal and
coronal slices from a CT volume, while the last image shows a 3D reconstruction [
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side-to-side dimension of the body, the axial views are acquisitions of each inter-
vertebral disc within the area of interest. Each disc has a set of axial slices that are
aligned with the dimension of the major axis of the disc. MRI acquisition technician
spends a manual effort for planning the acquisition to make sure that each disc
volume is acquired correctly and that all acquired protocols are manually co-reg-
istered. The patient is not allowed to move during the whole acquisition period.
