Accurate lumbar spine measurement in CT images provides an essential way for
quantitative spinal diseases analysis such as spondylolisthesis and scoliosis. In today's …

Lumbar spondylolisthesis is one of the most common spinal diseases. It is caused by the
anterior shift of a lumbar vertebrae relative to subjacent vertebrae. In current clinical …

The identification of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis is important in spinal diagnosis,
rehabilitation, and surgery planning. Accurate and automatic detection of spinal portion with …

Radiographic examination is essential for diagnosing spinal disorders, and the
measurement of spino-pelvic parameters provides important information for the diagnosis …

Background Currently, manual measurement of lumbosacral radiological parameters is time-
consuming and laborious, and inevitably produces considerable variability. This study …

Lower back pain is one of the most prevalent disorders in the developed/developing world.
However, its etiology is poorly understood and treatment is often determined subjectively. In …

Detection of an object of interest can be represented as an optimization problem that can be
solved by brute force or heuristic algorithms. However, the globally optimal solution may not …

Abstract Evaluation of lumbolumbar (LL) angle of the vertebral column from medical images
is a common measure in case of patients suffering from lower back pain (LBP). There are …

The automatic localization of the lumbar region is essential for the diagnosis of lumbar
diseases, the study of lumbar morphology, and the surgical planning. Although the existing …

Spinal–pelvic parameters are utilized in orthopedics for assessing patients' curvature and
body alignment in diagnosing, treating, and planning surgeries for spinal and pelvic …