Image Analyses of Idiopathic Scoliosis Sufferers Using 3-D, Back-Surface-Symmetry-Recognition System (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

Image Analyses of Idiopathic Scoliosis Sufferers Using 3-D, Back-Surface-Symmetry-Recognition System

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Top: images of a case in which a patient is to be treated with a brace. The thoracic vertebra curves by 34 degrees.
Bottom: images of a case in which a patient requires surgery. The thoracic vertebra curves by 60 degrees.
(a): a three-dimensional image of the back's surface
(b): based on image (a), the system evaluates the degree to which a patient's back deviates from the ideal symmetry for a human back within a few seconds. The larger the deviation, the deeper the color.
(c): comparison to X-ray photos. Deviations in the image correspond with curvatures.

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Images: Hokkaido University/Noa Co., Ltd.

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