A review of the methods on cobb angle measurements for spinal curvature

C **, S Wang, G Yang, E Li, Z Liang - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Scoliosis is a common disease of the spine and requires regular monitoring due to its
progressive properties. A preferred indicator to assess scoliosis is by the Cobb angle, which …

[HTML][HTML] Infrared thermography for the evaluation of adolescent and juvenile idiopathic scoliosis: A systematic review

F Roggio, L Petrigna, V Filetti, E Vitale… - Journal of Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Adolescent and Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis are a three-dimensional
spine deformity characterized by a muscle alteration of the convex and concave sides of the …

Anatomical prior based vertebra modelling for reappearance of human spines

Q Huang, H Luo, C Yang, J Li, Q Deng, P Liu, M Fu… - Neurocomputing, 2022 - Elsevier
Scoliosis is a disease caused by deformation of the spine, and precise imaging of human
spine tissues is crucial and instructive for the subsequent treatment. Currently, radiographs …

Automated measurement of lumbar lordosis on radiographs using machine learning and computer vision

BH Cho, D Kaji, ZB Cheung, IB Ye, R Tang… - Global spine …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Cross sectional database study. Objective: To develop a fully automated
artificial intelligence and computer vision pipeline for assisted evaluation of lumbar lordosis …

Spine posture, mobility, and stability of top mobile esports athletes: A case series

WK Lam, B Chen, RT Liu, JCW Cheung, DWC Wong - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Professional mobile esports athletes may suffer from occupational health
risks to their spine because of prolonged sitting with poor posture. The aim of this study is to …

Effects of specific exercise therapy on adolescent patients with idiopathic scoliosis: A prospective controlled cohort study

D Liu, Y Yang, X Yu, J Yang, X Xuan, J Yang, Z Huang - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A prospective controlled cohort study. Objective. The aim of this study was to
explore the interventional effect of exercise therapy on idiopathic scoliosis (IS) and identify …

On mimicking human's manipulation for robot-assisted spine ultrasound imaging

Q Huang, Y Wang, H Luo, J Li - Robotic Intelligence and Automation, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to develop a new robotic ultrasound system for spine imaging with
more anthropomorphic scanning manipulation in comparison with previously reported …

Cancer and mortality risks of patients with scoliosis from radiation exposure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

FJ Luan, Y Wan, KC Mak, CJ Ma, HQ Wang - European Spine Journal, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The study aimed for unraveling the long-term health impact of cumulative radiation
exposure from full-spine radiographs on children/adolescents with scoliosis. Methods All …

Validation of scolioscan air-portable radiation-free three-dimensional ultrasound imaging assessment system for scoliosis

KKL Lai, TTY Lee, MKS Lee, JCH Hui, YP Zheng - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
To diagnose scoliosis, the standing radiograph with Cobb's method is the gold standard for
clinical practice. Recently, three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound imaging, which is radiation …

Ultrasound spine image segmentation using multi-scale feature fusion skip-inception U-Net (SIU-Net)

S Banerjee, J Lyu, Z Huang, FHF Leung, T Lee… - Biocybernetics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Scoliosis is a 3D spinal deformation where the spine takes a lateral curvature, forming an
angle in the coronal plane. Diagnosis of scoliosis requires periodic detection, and frequent …