Evaluation of a computer-aided method for measuring the Cobb angle on chest X-rays.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To automatically measure the Cobb angle and diagnose scoliosis on chest X-rays, a computer-aided method was proposed and the reliability and accuracy were evaluated.

Authors

  • Yaling Pan
    Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
  • Qiaoran Chen
    Shenzhen Yi-Yuan Intelligence Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, 518064, China.
  • Tongtong Chen
    Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
  • Hanqi Wang
    Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
  • Xiaolei Zhu
    School of Information and Artificial Intelligence, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
  • Zhihui Fang
    Shanghai Quality Creation Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200050, China.
  • Yong Lu
    Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China. ly10936@rjh.com.cn.