Title :
Kinematics of joints of the foot via three-dimensional; magnetic resonance images
Author :
Hirsch, Bruce Elliot ; Udupa, Jayaram K. ; Goncalves, Roberto J. ; Roberts, David
Author_Institution :
Dept of Anatomy, Pennsylvania Coll. of Podiatric Med., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
A system which is being developed to carry out a kinematic analysis of joints and to provide data on joint motions is described. It is based on the registration of two three-dimensional reconstructions of the component bones of a joint from magnetic resonance scan data. The result of the registration is the movement necessary to transform one joint instance into another. The authors conclude that it is possible to create an accurate three-dimensional reconstruction of bones from magnetic resonance images, although it requires interactive segmentation of the bone by a knowledgeable operator
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical NMR; kinematics; medical computing; 3D NMR images; accurate 3D reconstruction; bone interactive segmentation; foot biomechanics; foot joint kinematics; knowledgeable operator; magnetic resonance images; movement registration; Biomedical imaging; Bones; Foot; Independent component analysis; Joints; Kinematics; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic resonance; Motion analysis; Surface morphology;
Conference_Titel :
Visualization in Biomedical Computing, 1990., Proceedings of the First Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2039-0
DOI :
10.1109/VBC.1990.109326
