Reproducibility of spinal curve angle measurements using spinal mouse

Rigakuryoho Kagaku

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-226

  Miyazaki, Junya ^a,b   Murata, Shin ^c   Arakawa, Chiaki ^a   Suzuki, Shuji ^b  

^a MEJIRO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NISHIKYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Reproducibility; Spinal curvature; Spinal mouse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955857340     PISSN: 13411667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/rika.25.223     Document Type: Article

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