Computer-assisted Cobb angle measurement on posteroanterior radiographs

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 140, Issue , 2008, Pages 151-156

  Zhang, J ^a   Lou, E ^b   Le, L H ^a   Hill, D ^b   Raso, J ^b   Wang, Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cobb angle; Computer aided measurement; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS; COBB ANGLES; COMPUTER AIDED MEASUREMENTS; COMPUTER AIDED METHODS; COMPUTER-AIDED PROCESS; INTRA-OBSERVER VARIABILITY; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; SCOLIOSIS;

RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE DISEASE;

HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CURVATURES;

EID: 54049110449     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-58603-888-5-151     Document Type: Conference Paper

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