1. ABOUT THE DATASET
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Title:	IMBE-SPINES-DATASET - High resolution CT and MR images of cadaveric spines

Creator(s): Vithanage Nagitha Wijayathunga, Gavin Day, Ruth Wilcox, Marlène Mengoni
Organisation(s): University of Leeds, School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
Rights-holder(s): Copyright 2026 University of Leeds
Publication Year: 2026
Description: This collection contains CT and/or MR images of cadaveric spines, alongside relevant degeneration data
Cite as: Wijayathunga et al., (2026): IMBE-SPINES-DATASET - High resolution CT and MR images of cadaveric spines. University of Leeds. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/1835
Related publications: 
    1.	Warren J.P., Hutchinson S., Clark S., Zantiba S., Bhattacharya S., Wijayathunga V.N. & Mengoni M. (in preparation for submission to JOR Spine 2026) Importance of tissue degeneration on alterations to in vitro biomechanics of the facet joints following spinal fusion
    2.	Bhattacharya S., Clark S., Hutchinson S., Wijayathunga V.N., Zantiba S., Warren J.P. & Mengoni M. (in preparation for submission to JOR Spine 2026) Biomechanics of the facet joints: relationships between tissue degeneration and computational contact parameters.
    
Ethical approval: Ethical approval was obtained via Yorkshire and the Humber Reseach Ethics Committee (15/YH/0096) for the use of fresh-frozen human cadaveric spines in this work, including publication of imaging data in open repositories.
Contact: Marlène Mengoni M.Mengoni@leeds.ac.uk

2. TERMS OF USE
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This collection is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.]

3. PROJECT AND FUNDING INFORMATION
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Title: Spine-Facets - Spinal facet joints: biomechanical evaluation for improved interventions
Dates: 2022-2025
Funding organisation: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 
Grant no.: EP/W015617/1