Background: Scoliosis is the most common type of spinal deformity. A universal and standard method for evaluating scoliosis is Cobb angle measurement, but several studies have shown that there is intra- and inter- observer variation in measuring cobb angle manually.Objective: Develop a computer- assisted system to decrease operator-dependent errors in Cobb angle measurement.Methods: The spinal ...

MOIRE TECHNIQUE IN CONTROL OF EPIDEMIC SPINAL CURVATURE Aleksandra Bujakiewicz, D.Sc., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Surveying Department, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 167, Mt. Pleasant, HARARE, Zimbabwe. Commission No. V. In this paper the results of extensive experim~nts dealing with the use of the Moire technique in control of youths' spines are presented. Measurement of the spines of se...

Monitoring spinal curvature in adolescent kyphoscoliosis requires regular radiographic examinations; however, the applied ionizing radiation increases the risk of cancer. Ultrasound imaging is favored over radiography because it does not emit ionizing radiation. Therefore, we tested an ultrasound system for spinal curvature measurement, with the help of spatial tracking of the ultrasound transd...

Background: Scoliosis is a health problem that causes a side-to-side curvature in the spine. The curvature may have an “S” or “C” shape. To evaluate scoliosis, the Cobb angle has been commonly used. However, digital image processing allows the Cobb angle to be obtained easily and quickly, several researchers have determined that Cobb angle contains high variations (errors) in the measurements. ...

Current methods of measuring spinal curvature are limited. Radiographic analysis is associated with significant radiation exposure and clinic based methods, such as inclinometers and goniometers can only resolve static postures [1]. Laboratory systems, capable of dynamic measures are either constrained by line-of-sight or a clearly defined operating field, which may be affected by the presence ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the interrater and intrarater reliability of spinal extension and flexion measurements using a skin-surface (Spinal Mouse; Idiag, Voletswil, Switzerland) instrument. METHODS Spinal curvature was measured during standing, full flexion, and full extension in 81 healthy children (10.6 +/- 1.7 years) by 3 raters on 2 separate occasions. Intraclas...

INTRODUCTION The surface method of measuring lower thoracic and lumbar spine motion with Fastrak ® was examined for validity. There is an increasing awareness of the health risks of exposure to radiation associated with repeated radiographic assessment of spinal curvature and spinal movements. As a skin-surface measurement device, Fastrak ® was employed to study the effect of low bone mineral d...

In this study, the radiation generated in the diagnosis of scoliosis, to solve the problems by using an infrared camera and an optical marker system that can diagnose scoliosis developed. System developed by the infrared camera attached to the optical spinal curvature is recognized as a marker to shoot the angle between the two optical markers are measured. Measurement of angle, we used the Cob...