An algorithm of segmentation of a human spine X-ray image with the help of Mask R-CNN neural network for the purpose of vertebrae localization

Abstract

Diagnosing osteochondrosis is carried out by determining the geometrical parameters of the vertebrae and their relative position. An algorithm based on the use of the Mask R-CNN convolutional neural network is proposed to localize the vertebrae on x-ray images of the lumbar spine and determine their geometric parameters.