Automatic recognition of vertebral landmarks in fluoroscopic sequences for analysis of intervertebral kinematics

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-75

  Bifulco, P ^a   Cesarelli, M ^a   Allen, R ^b   Sansone, M ^a   Bracale, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Intervertebral kinematics; Motion analysis; Time varying image processing; Vertebral segments

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; KINEMATICS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

INTERVERTEBRAL KINEMATICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACCURACY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY MOVEMENT; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; JOINT FUNCTION; LUMBAR SPINE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RELIABILITY; SPINE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA;

EID: 0035150493     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02345268     Document Type: Article

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