Variability in three-dimensional measurements of back contour with raster stereography in normal subjects

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 54-58

  Thometz, John G ^a   Liu, X C ^a   Lyon, Roger ^a   Harris, Gerald F ^b,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D; Idiopathic scoliosis; Normal value; Quantec Spinal Image System; Raster stereography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACK; CHILD; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; OSTEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREORADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BACK; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033985796     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-200001000-00012     Document Type: Article

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