Segmental lumbar lordosis: Manual versus computer-assisted measurement using seven different techniques

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 372-379

  Schuler, Thomas C ^a,b   Subach, Brian R ^a,b,e   Branch, Charles L ^c   Foley, Kevin T ^d   Burkus, J Kenneth ^e  

^a Virginia Spine Institute   (United States)

^b The Spinal Research Foundation   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Hughston Clinic ^*

^e Virginia Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobb angle; Lordosis; Lumbar spine; Measurement techniques

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RELIABILITY; SURGEON;

ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SACRUM; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 12744268537     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000109836.59382.47     Document Type: Article

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