Publications

A database of the healthy human spinal cord morphometry in the PAM50 template space
Jan Valosek
Sandrine Bédard
Miloš Keřkovský
Tomáš Rohan
Julien Cohen-Adad
Abstract Measures of spinal cord morphometry computed from magnetic resonance images serve as relevant prognostic biomarkers for a range of … (see more)spinal cord pathologies, including traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury and neurodegenerative diseases. However, interpreting these imaging biomarkers is difficult due to considerable intra- and inter-subject variability. Yet, there is no clear consensus on a normalization method that would help reduce this variability and more insights into the distribution of these morphometrics are needed. In this study, we computed a database of normative values for six commonly used measures of spinal cord morphometry: cross-sectional area, anteroposterior diameter, transverse diameter, compression ratio, eccentricity, and solidity. Normative values were computed from a large open-access dataset of healthy adult volunteers (N = 203) and were brought to the common space of the PAM50 spinal cord template using a newly proposed normalization method based on linear interpolation. Compared to traditional image-based registration, the proposed normalization approach does not involve image transformations and, therefore, does not introduce distortions of spinal cord anatomy. This is a crucial consideration in preserving the integrity of the spinal cord anatomy in conditions such as spinal cord injury. This new morphometric database allows researchers to normalize based on sex and age, thereby minimizing inter-subject variability associated with demographic and biological factors. The proposed methodology is open-source and accessible through the Spinal Cord Toolbox (SCT) v6.0 and higher.
2024-02-01
Imaging Neuroscience (published)
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A database of the healthy human spinal cord morphometry in the PAM50 template space
Jan Valosek
Sandrine Bédard
Miloš Keřkovský
Tomáš Rohan
Julien Cohen-Adad
Abstract Measures of spinal cord morphometry computed from magnetic resonance images serve as relevant prognostic biomarkers for a range of … (see more)spinal cord pathologies, including traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury and neurodegenerative diseases. However, interpreting these imaging biomarkers is difficult due to considerable intra- and inter-subject variability. Yet, there is no clear consensus on a normalization method that would help reduce this variability and more insights into the distribution of these morphometrics are needed. In this study, we computed a database of normative values for six commonly used measures of spinal cord morphometry: cross-sectional area, anteroposterior diameter, transverse diameter, compression ratio, eccentricity, and solidity. Normative values were computed from a large open-access dataset of healthy adult volunteers (N = 203) and were brought to the common space of the PAM50 spinal cord template using a newly proposed normalization method based on linear interpolation. Compared to traditional image-based registration, the proposed normalization approach does not involve image transformations and, therefore, does not introduce distortions of spinal cord anatomy. This is a crucial consideration in preserving the integrity of the spinal cord anatomy in conditions such as spinal cord injury. This new morphometric database allows researchers to normalize based on sex and age, thereby minimizing inter-subject variability associated with demographic and biological factors. The proposed methodology is open-source and accessible through the Spinal Cord Toolbox (SCT) v6.0 and higher.
2024-02-01
Imaging Neuroscience (published)
doi.org
Family‐centred care interventions for children with chronic conditions: A scoping review
Andrea J. Chow
Ammar Saad
Zobaida Al‐Baldawi
Ryan Iverson
Becky Skidmore
Isabel Jordan
Nicole Pallone
Maureen Smith
Pranesh Chakraborty
Jamie Brehaut
Eyal Cohen
Sarah Dyack
Jane Gillis
Sharan Goobie
Cheryl Greenberg
Robin Hayeems
Brian Hutton
Michal Inbar-Feigenberg
Shailly Jain-Ghai
Sara Khangura … (see 18 more)
Jennifer MacKenzie
John J. Mitchell
Zeinab Moazin
Stuart G. Nicholls
Amy Pender
Chitra Prasad
Andreas Schulze
Komudi Siriwardena
Rebecca N. Sparkes
Kathy N. Speechley
Sylvia Stockler
Monica Taljaard
Mari Teitelbaum
Yannis Trakadis
Clara Van Karnebeek
Jagdeep S. Walia
Kumanan Wilson
Beth K. Potter
Children with chronic conditions have greater health care needs than the general paediatric population but may not receive care that centres… (see more) their needs and preferences as identified by their families. Clinicians and researchers are interested in developing interventions to improve family‐centred care need information about the characteristics of existing interventions, their development and the domains of family‐centred care that they address. We conducted a scoping review that aimed to identify and characterize recent family‐centred interventions designed to improve experiences with care for children with chronic conditions.
2024-02-01
Health Expectations (published)
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Family‐centred care interventions for children with chronic conditions: A scoping review
Andrea J. Chow
Ammar Saad
Zobaida Al‐Baldawi
Ryan Iverson
Becky Skidmore
Isabel Jordan
Nicole Pallone
Maureen Smith
Pranesh Chakraborty
Jamie Brehaut
Eyal Cohen
Sarah Dyack
Jane Gillis
Sharan Goobie
Cheryl Greenberg
Robin Hayeems
Brian Hutton
Michal Inbar-Feigenberg
Shailly Jain-Ghai
Sara Khangura … (see 18 more)
Jennifer MacKenzie
John J. Mitchell
Zeinab Moazin
Stuart G. Nicholls
Amy Pender
Chitra Prasad
Andreas Schulze
Komudi Siriwardena
Rebecca N. Sparkes
Kathy N. Speechley
Sylvia Stockler
Monica Taljaard
Mari Teitelbaum
Yannis Trakadis
Clara Van Karnebeek
Jagdeep S. Walia
Kumanan Wilson
Beth K. Potter
Children with chronic conditions have greater health care needs than the general paediatric population but may not receive care that centres… (see more) their needs and preferences as identified by their families. Clinicians and researchers are interested in developing interventions to improve family‐centred care need information about the characteristics of existing interventions, their development and the domains of family‐centred care that they address. We conducted a scoping review that aimed to identify and characterize recent family‐centred interventions designed to improve experiences with care for children with chronic conditions.
2024-02-01
Health Expectations (published)
doi.org
Family‐centred care interventions for children with chronic conditions: A scoping review
Andrea J. Chow
Ammar Saad
Zobaida Al‐Baldawi
Ryan Iverson
Becky Skidmore
Isabel Jordan
Nicole Pallone
Maureen Smith
Pranesh Chakraborty
Jamie Brehaut
Eyal Cohen
Sarah Dyack
Jane Gillis
Sharan Goobie
Cheryl Greenberg
Robin Hayeems
Brian Hutton
Michal Inbar-Feigenberg
Shailly Jain-Ghai
Sara Khangura … (see 18 more)
Jennifer MacKenzie
John J. Mitchell
Zeinab Moazin
Stuart G. Nicholls
Amy Pender
Chitra Prasad
Andreas Schulze
Komudi Siriwardena
Rebecca N. Sparkes
Kathy N. Speechley
Sylvia Stockler
Monica Taljaard
Mari Teitelbaum
Yannis Trakadis
Clara Van Karnebeek
Jagdeep S. Walia
Kumanan Wilson
Beth K. Potter
2024-02-01
Health Expectations (published)
doi.org
Family‐centred care interventions for children with chronic conditions: A scoping review
Andrea J. Chow
Ammar Saad
Zobaida Al‐Baldawi
Ryan Iverson
Becky Skidmore
Isabel Jordan
Nicole Pallone
Maureen Smith
Pranesh Chakraborty
Jamie Brehaut
Eyal Cohen
Sarah Dyack
Jane Gillis
Sharan Goobie
Cheryl Greenberg
Robin Hayeems
Brian Hutton
Michal Inbar-Feigenberg
Shailly Jain-Ghai
Sara Khangura … (see 18 more)
Jennifer MacKenzie
John J. Mitchell
Zeinab Moazin
Stuart G. Nicholls
Amy Pender
Chitra Prasad
Andreas Schulze
Komudi Siriwardena
Rebecca N. Sparkes
Kathy N. Speechley
Sylvia Stockler
Monica Taljaard
Mari Teitelbaum
Yannis Trakadis
Clara Van Karnebeek
Jagdeep S. Walia
Kumanan Wilson
Beth K. Potter
Children with chronic conditions have greater health care needs than the general paediatric population but may not receive care that centres… (see more) their needs and preferences as identified by their families. Clinicians and researchers are interested in developing interventions to improve family‐centred care need information about the characteristics of existing interventions, their development and the domains of family‐centred care that they address. We conducted a scoping review that aimed to identify and characterize recent family‐centred interventions designed to improve experiences with care for children with chronic conditions.
2024-02-01
Health Expectations (published)
doi.org
Family‐centred care interventions for children with chronic conditions: A scoping review
Andrea J. Chow
Ammar Saad
Zobaida Al‐Baldawi
Ryan Iverson
Becky Skidmore
Isabel Jordan
Nicole Pallone
Maureen Smith
Pranesh Chakraborty
Jamie Brehaut
Eyal Cohen
Sarah Dyack
Jane Gillis
Sharan Goobie
Cheryl Greenberg
Robin Hayeems
Brian Hutton
Michal Inbar-Feigenberg
Shailly Jain-Ghai
Sara Khangura … (see 18 more)
Jennifer MacKenzie
John J. Mitchell
Zeinab Moazin
Stuart G. Nicholls
Amy Pender
Chitra Prasad
Andreas Schulze
Komudi Siriwardena
Rebecca N. Sparkes
Kathy N. Speechley
Sylvia Stockler
Monica Taljaard
Mari Teitelbaum
Yannis Trakadis
Clara Van Karnebeek
Jagdeep S. Walia
Kumanan Wilson
Beth K. Potter
Children with chronic conditions have greater health care needs than the general paediatric population but may not receive care that centres… (see more) their needs and preferences as identified by their families. Clinicians and researchers are interested in developing interventions to improve family‐centred care need information about the characteristics of existing interventions, their development and the domains of family‐centred care that they address. We conducted a scoping review that aimed to identify and characterize recent family‐centred interventions designed to improve experiences with care for children with chronic conditions.
2024-02-01
Health Expectations (published)
doi.org
GrowSpace: A reinforcement learning environment for plant architecture
Yasmeen Hitti
Ionelia Buzatu
Manuel Del Verme
Mark Lefsrud
Florian Golemo
Audrey Durand
2024-02-01
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (published)
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Improving Pediatric Trauma Education by Teaching Non-technical Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Fabio Botelho
Ayla Gerk
Jason M. Harley
Dan Poenaru
2024-02-01
Journal of Pediatric Surgery (published)
doi.org
Inter- and intra-year forest change detection and monitoring of aboveground biomass dynamics using Sentinel-2 and Landsat
Flavie Pelletier
Jeff Cardille
Michael A. Wulder
Joanne C. White
Txomin Hermosilla
2024-02-01
Remote Sensing of Environment (published)
doi.org
Inter- and intra-year forest change detection and monitoring of aboveground biomass dynamics using Sentinel-2 and Landsat
Flavie Pelletier
Jeff Cardille
Michael A. Wulder
Joanne C. White
Txomin Hermosilla
2024-02-01
Remote Sensing of Environment (published)
doi.org
Inter- and intra-year forest change detection and monitoring of aboveground biomass dynamics using Sentinel-2 and Landsat
Flavie Pelletier
Jeff Cardille
Michael A. Wulder
Joanne C. White
Txomin Hermosilla
2024-02-01
Remote Sensing of Environment (published)
doi.org