Title :
An improved structured light technique for surface reconstruction of the human trunk
Author :
Durdle, Nelson G. ; Thayyoor, Jaishankar ; Raso, V.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Abstract :
A system using structured light and image-processing techniques for the measurement of three-dimensional surface of the human back is presented. The system can be applied to the measurement of scoliosis. The operation of the system including image-processing algorithms has been described
Keywords :
bone; image reconstruction; medical image processing; human back; human trunk; image-processing; scoliosis; spine; structured light technique; surface reconstruction; three-dimensional surface; Back; Cameras; Distortion measurement; Humans; Image reconstruction; Radiography; Shape control; Shape measurement; Surface reconstruction; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1998. IEEE Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waterloo, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4314-X
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.1998.685637
