The intrinsic shape of the human lumbar spine in the supine, standing and sitting postures: Characterization using an active shape model

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-211

  Meakin, Judith R ^a,b   Gregory, Jennifer S ^a   Aspden, Richard M ^a   Smith, Francis W ^a   Gilbert, Fiona J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active shape model; Lordosis; Lumbarspine; Positionalmagnetic resonance imaging; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; BONE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SITTING; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; POSTURE; SUPINE POSITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049106389     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01102.x     Document Type: Article

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