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
Oct 30, 2021
PURPOSE: The present study compared manual and automated measurement of Cobb angle in idiopathic scoliosis based on deep learning keypoint detection technology.
Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering
Sep 30, 2021
Surface topography systems enable the capture of spinal dynamic movement; however, it is unclear whether vertebral dynamics are unique enough to identify individuals. Therefore, in this study, we investigated whether the identification of individuals...
AJR. American journal of roentgenology
Aug 18, 2021
Sarcopenia is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. CT-based skeletal muscle measurements for sarcopenia assessment are most commonly performed at the L3 vertebral level. The purpose of this article is to compare the utility of fully automated...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Aug 5, 2021
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The decompressive laminectomy is one of the most common operations to treat lumbar spinal stenosis by removing the laminae above the spinal nerve. Recently, an increasing number of robots are deployed during the surgical pro...
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics
Jul 27, 2021
Vertebra segmentation from biplanar whole-spine radiographs is highly demanded in the quantitative assessment of scoliosis and the resultant sagittal deformities. However, automatic vertebra segmentation from the radiographs is extremely challenging ...
Modern radiologic images comply with DICOM (digital imaging and communications in medicine) standard, which, upon conversion to other image format, would lose its image detail and information such as patient demographics or type of image modality tha...
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
May 19, 2021
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Robot-assisted spine surgery continues to rapidly develop as evidenced by the growing literature in recent years. In addition to demonstrating excellent pedicle screw accuracy, early studies have explored the impact of robot-assis...
Adult spinal deformity (ASD) is a complex and heterogeneous disease that can severely impact patients' lives. While it is clear that surgical correction can achieve significant improvement of spinopelvic parameters and quality of life measures in adu...
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
May 8, 2021
As we experience a technological revolution unlike any other time in history, spinal surgery as a discipline is poised to undergo a dramatic transformation. As enormous amounts of data become digitized and more readily available, medical professional...
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