DocumentCode
333126
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
Volume
5
fYear
1998
fDate
28 Oct-1 Nov 1998
Firstpage
2507
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1998. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Hong Kong
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5164-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1998.744954
Filename
744954
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