Posture and re-positioning considerations of a complete torso topographic imaging system for assessing scoliosis

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6056, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Ajemba, Peter O ^a   Durdle, Nelson G ^a   Hill, Doug L ^b   Raso, V James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body Sway; Posture; Range scanning; Scoliosis; Torso Imaging

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; GESTURE RECOGNITION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER APPLICATIONS;

BODY SWAY; POSTURE; RANGE SCANNING; SCOLIOSIS; TORSO IMAGING;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33645511091     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.643183     Document Type: Conference Paper

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