Analysis of pressure distribution at the body-seat interface in able-bodied and paraplegic subjects using a deformable active contour algorithm

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 359-367

  Aissaoui, R ^a,b   Kauffmann, C ^a,b   Dansereau, J ^c   De Guise, J A ^a,b  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active contour algorithm; Image processing; Ischial tuberosity; Pressure distribution; Spinal cord injury; Wheelchair seating

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); ITERATIVE METHODS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

BODY-SEAT INTERFACE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BODY DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; ISCHIUM; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAT; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ISCHIUM; MALE; PARALYSIS; POSTURE; PRESSURE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; WEIGHT-BEARING; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0034844886     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(01)00052-2     Document Type: Article

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