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. 2002 Aug;11(4):353-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-002-0386-x. Epub 2002 Mar 15.

Computer-assisted Cobb measurement of scoliosis

Nachiappan Chockalingam  1 , Peter H Dangerfield, Giannis Giakas, Tom Cochrane, John C Dorgan
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Computer-assisted Cobb measurement of scoliosis

Nachiappan Chockalingam et al. Eur Spine J. 2002 Aug.

Abstract

This study was devised to develop a simple computerised method for measuring and quantifying the magnitude of spinal curvatures. A digitally scanned antero-posterior radiographic image was used. The vertebral column was defined as a line that can be subdivided into a number of segments, rather than into the exact number of vertebrae. The technique developed allows an observer to measure the spinal curvature with a high resolution and accuracy. One important advantage of the technique is that the assessor does not need to be skilled or experienced in measurement of a spinal curvature.

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