Title :
Computerized evaluation of the surface measurement of kyphosis and lordosis in idiopathic scoliosis
Author :
Thometz, J. ; Liu, XC ; Harris, G.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Med. Coll. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
fDate :
28 Oct-1 Nov 1998
Abstract :
Hypokyphosis is usually seen in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. The Quantec spinal image system provides an alternative to measuring the sagittal plane surface contour. The Cobb method and Quantec is significantly correlated (p<0.05), however, differences are larger in kyphosis than in lordosis. The advantage of the QSIS is to reduce X-ray exposure
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; diagnostic radiography; medical image processing; Cobb method; Quantec spinal image system; X-ray exposure reduction; computerized evaluation; idiopathic scoliosis; kyphosis; lordosis; medical diagnostic imaging; sagittal plane surface contour; surface measurement; Biomedical imaging; Diagnostic radiography; Educational institutions; Ergonomics; Foot; Image segmentation; Measurement standards; Orthopedic surgery; Patient monitoring; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1998. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5164-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1998.744954
