Fischer, Gregor
Schlosser, Tom P. C.
Dietrich, Tobias J.
Kim, Olaf Chan-Hi
Zdravkovic, Vilijam
Martens, Benjamin
Fehlings, Michael G.
Jans, Lennart
Vereecke, Elke
Stienen, Martin N.
Hejrati, Nader https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8583-9849
Article History
Received: 10 December 2024
Revised: 29 March 2025
Accepted: 8 April 2025
First Online: 7 May 2025
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is the last author (N.H.) of this manuscript.
: While MRIGuidance BV provided financial support for study expenses, the study design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation were conducted independently by the investigators. The software represents a commercially available product (BoneMRI v1.6), and while the specific deep learning implementation is proprietary, all evaluation methodologies, statistical analyses, and raw measurements are available for independent verification. None of the authors has personal financial relationships with the company, and payments were made exclusively to the participating institutions to cover study-related costs. MRIGuidance BV had no role in statistical analysis or manuscript preparation.
: One of the authors (V.Z.) has significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: The study was approved by the local ethics committee of the Cantonal Hospital of St.Gallen (KSSG) and the UMC (University Medical Center) Utrecht.
: Some study subjects or cohorts were previously presented as an abstract at the Global Spine Congress 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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