DocumentCode
276183
Title
Bone movement analysis from computer processing of X-ray cinematic video images
Author
Page, W.H. ; Monteith, W.
Author_Institution
Massey Univ., Palmerston North, New Zealand
fYear
1992
fDate
7-9 Apr 1992
Firstpage
381
Lastpage
384
Abstract
A method for the analysis of motion of the human spine from X-ray cinematic video images is outlined. A simple high speed algorithm tracks four points placed by an operator to outline vertebrae of interest on the middle image in the sequence. From the co-ordinates of the tracked points various types of vertebral motion are computed. Motion signatures for patients with known spinal conditions clearly show that individual vertebrae do not move smoothly, but proceed in an erratic fashion as the vertebrae jam and then release
Keywords
X-ray applications; biomechanics; biomedical measurement; bone; computerised picture processing; diagnostic radiography; medical computing; position measurement; video recording; X-ray cinematic video images; bone movement analysis; computer processing; human spine; image intensifier; middle image; motion analysis; motion signatures; patients; spinal conditions; vertebral motion;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Image Processing and its Applications, 1992., International Conference on
Conference_Location
Maastricht
Print_ISBN
0-85296-543-5
Type
conf
Filename
146817
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