A computer vision system for diagnosing scoliosis using moiré images

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 339-353

  Batouche, M ^a   Benlamri, R ^a   Kholladi, M K ^a  

^a Universite Mentouri Constantine   (Algeria)

Author keywords

3D surface generation; Discrete relaxation; Image segmentation; Medical diagnosis; Moir images; Scoliosis; Vision system

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MOIRE FRINGES; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RELIABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DISCRETE RELAXATION; MOIRE IMAGES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL DEFORMATION; SURFACE GENERATION;

COMPUTER VISION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BACK; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MOIRE TOPOGRAPHY; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCAPULA; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 0030199657     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0010-4825(96)00014-5     Document Type: Article

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