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The results generated from this new application of computer analysis applied to a small group of representative x-rays indicate that the computer-aided method developed here is practical for automated calculation and analysis of the overall curvature of the spine, individual vertebra angles, vertebral spacing, and sclerosis measurement.
Microarray technologies such as the Affymetrix Genechip ®platform facilitate rapid measurement of the expression levels of thousands of transcripts in a single experiment and allow comparison of expression patterns across many samples [ 8 ] . Previous reports have described gene expression profiles in blood that distinguish patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis [ 9 ] and systemic lupus erythematosus [ 10 ] from healthy controls.
Plasma membrane microparticles (MP) of endothelial origin have been identified in normal human blood [ 1 2 3 ] and increased counts of MP carrying endothelial antigens were documented in the blood of patients with lupus anticoagulant [ 1 ] , acute coronary syndrome [ 4 ] , thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura [ 5 ] or in patients with exacerbated multiple sclerosis [ 6 ] . Similarly to blood platelets, endothelial cells release MP which express phosphatidylserine (PS) on their surface.
The automated system presented here applies robust image processing techniques to find important measures of degeneration in the aging spine, such as separation and angle between vertebrae, measurement of sclerosis, and orientation of vertebrae.
The increased prevalence in females ranges from a modest 2:1 for multiple sclerosis [ 1], to approximately 10:1 for systemic lupus erythematosus [ 2].
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