System and method for automated volumetric spinal assessment

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving at least two pre-operation medical images, the at least two pre-operation medical images each capturing at least one functional spinal unit;
• generating regional volumetric stenosis measurements of the at least one functional spinal unit;
• calculating, using the at least two pre-operation medical images and the regional volumetric stenosis measurements, an initial spinal canal regional volume for at least a portion of the at least one functional spinal unit;
• identifying a plurality of spine surgery options;
• calculating, by executing a neural network wherein the regional volumetric stenosis measurements are inputs to the neural network, a predicted spinal canal regional volume for the at least a portion of the at least one functional spinal unit undergoing each of the plurality of spine surgery options separately, resulting in a plurality of predicted spinal canal regional volumes corresponding to the plurality of spine surgery options;
• and
• selecting, based at least in part on the plurality of predicted spinal canal regional volumes, a selected spine surgery option from the plurality of spine surgery options,
• such that the selected spine surgery option is executed on the at least one functional spinal unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving at least two pre-operation medical images, the at least two pre-operation medical images each capturing at least one functional spinal unit;
• generating regional volumetric stenosis measurements of the at least one functional spinal unit;
• calculating, using the at least two pre-operation medical images and the regional volumetric stenosis measurements, an initial spinal canal regional volume for at least a portion of the at least one functional spinal unit;
• identifying a plurality of spine surgery options;
• calculating, by executing a neural network wherein the regional volumetric stenosis measurements are inputs to the neural network, a predicted spinal canal regional volume for the at least a portion of the at least one functional spinal unit undergoing each of the plurality of spine surgery options separately, resulting in a plurality of predicted spinal canal regional volumes corresponding to the plurality of spine surgery options;
• and
• selecting, based at least in part on the plurality of predicted spinal canal regional volumes, a selected spine surgery option from the plurality of spine surgery options,
• such that the selected spine surgery option is executed on the at least one functional spinal unit.