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SUBMITTER: Sharma K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5435691 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20170517 1
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is the most common inherited disorder of the kidneys. It is characterized by enlargement of the kidneys caused by progressive development of renal cysts, and thus assessment of total kidney volume (TKV) is crucial for studying disease progression in ADPKD. However, automatic segmentation of polycystic kidneys is a challenging task due to severe alteration in the morphology caused by non-uniform cyst formation and presence of adjacent liver cys ...[more]