Advanced template matching method for estimation of intervertebral kinematics of lumbar spine

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1293-1302

  Cerciello, T ^a   Romano, M ^a   Bifulco, P ^a   Cesarelli, M ^a   Allen, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopic sequences; Image template matching; Intervertebral kinematics; Vertebra tracking

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED METHODS; AVERAGE ERRORS; CALIBRATION MODEL; EDGE-PRESERVING SMOOTHING; FLEXION-EXTENSION; FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGING; FLUOROSCOPIC SEQUENCES; IMAGE GRADIENTS; IMAGE TEMPLATE MATCHING; INTERVERTEBRAL ANGLES; INTERVERTEBRAL KINEMATICS; KINEMATIC PARAMETERS; LOW BACK PAIN; LOW DOSE; LUMBAR SPINES; OBJECTIVE METHODS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE DIFFERENCES; SELECTION PROCEDURES; SPINAL SEGMENTS; TEMPLATE MATCHING METHOD; VERTEBRAL BODY; X-RAY DOSE; X-RAY IMAGE;

AUTOMATION; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; ESTIMATION; FEATURE EXTRACTION; KINEMATICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATHOLOGY; RADIOLOGY; TEMPLATE MATCHING;

IMAGE MATCHING;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL FILTERING; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL ANGLE; INTERVERTEBRAL KINEMATICS; JOINT MOBILITY; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSE; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MOVEMENT; ROTATION;

EID: 82755197989     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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