Characterization of regional variation of bone mineral density in the geriatric human cervical spine by quantitative computed tomography

RS Garay, GF Solitro, KC Lam, RP Morris… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Odontoid process fractures are among the most common in elderly cervical
spines. Their treatment often requires fixation, which may include use of implants anteriorly …

Vertebral rotation estimation from frontal X-rays using a quasi-automated pedicle detection method

S Ebrahimi, L Gajny, C Vergari, ED Angelini… - European Spine …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Measurement of vertebral axial rotation (VAR) is relevant for the assessment of
scoliosis. Stokes method allows estimating VAR in frontal X-rays from the relative position of …

Automatically recognize and segment morphological features of the 3D vertebra based on topological data analysis

P Cheng, X Cao, Y Yang, G Zhang, Y He - Computers in Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background: For spinal surgery, exact knowledge about the shape of individual vertebra is
of great importance. However, due to the complex morphological features of human …

Automatic Vertebral Rotation Angle Measurement of 3D Vertebrae Based on an Improved Transformer Network

X Huo, H Li, K Shao - Entropy, 2024 - mdpi.com
The measurement of vertebral rotation angles serves as a crucial parameter in spinal
assessments, particularly in understanding conditions such as idiopathic scoliosis …

Automatic pedicles detection using convolutional neural network in a 3D spine reconstruction from biplanar radiographs

C Bakhous, B Aubert, C Vazquez… - Medical Imaging …, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The 3D analysis of the spine deformities (scoliosis) has a high potential in its clinical
diagnosis and treatment. In a biplanar radiographs context, a 3D analysis requires a 3D …

Quantification of spinal deformities using combined SCP and geometric 3D reconstruction

S Kumar, KP Nayak, KS Hareesha - Biomedical Signal Processing and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Three dimensional reconstruction is essential in accurate diagnosis of numerous spinal
deformities which are 3D in nature. The stereo-radiographic reconstruction involving bi …

Automatic generation of pedicle contours in 3D vertebral models

X Huo, H Wang, K Shao, J Jing, D Tian… - Computers in Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Pedicle location and recognition play important roles in spinal morphology
analysis and orthodontic screw implantation, which can help doctors avoid injuring the …

Improving visibility of stereo-radiographic spine reconstruction with geometric inferences

S Kumar, KP Nayak, KS Hareesha - Journal of Digital Imaging, 2016 - Springer
Complex deformities of the spine, like scoliosis, are evaluated more precisely using stereo-
radiographic 3D reconstruction techniques. Primarily, it uses six stereo-corresponding points …

Combined SCP and geometric reconstruction of spine from biplanar radiographs

S Kumar, KP Nayak, KS Hareesha - Proceedings of Fifth International …, 2016 - Springer
Three-dimensional reconstruction of the spine is necessary in proper diagnosis of various
spinal deformities. This is normally achieved using stereo-radiographic techniques involving …

3D reconstruction of spine from partial biplanar radiographic image data

S Kumar, KP Nayak… - 2015 2nd International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Three-dimensional reconstruction of the human spine is very much essential in diagnosis,
planning of surgery and treatment of several spinal deformities. This can be achieved using …