Abstract
Monitoring spinal curvature in adolescent kyphoscoliosis requires regular radiographic examinations; however, the applied ionizing radiation increases the risk of cancer. Ultrasound imaging is favorable over X-ray because it does not emit ionizing radiation. It has been shown in the past that tracked ultrasound can be used to localize vertebral transverse processes as landmarks along the spine to measure curvature angles. Tests have been performed with spine phantoms, but scanning protocol, tracking system, data acquisition and processing time has not been considered in human subjects yet. In this paper, a portable optically tracked ultrasound system for scoliosis measurement is presented. It provides a simple way to acquire data in the clinical environment with the aim of comparing results to current X-ray-based measurement. The workflow of the procedure was tested on volunteers. The customized open-source software is shared with the community as part of our effort to make a clinically practical system.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Recent Advances in Computational Methods and Clinical Applications for Spine Imaging |
| Publisher | Newswood Limited |
| Pages | 37-46 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Volume | 20 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319141473 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2nd Workshop on Computational Methods and Clinical Applications for Spine Imaging, CSI 2014 held in conjunction with MICCAI 2014 - Boston, United States Duration: Sep 14 2014 → Sep 14 2014 |
Other
| Other | 2nd Workshop on Computational Methods and Clinical Applications for Spine Imaging, CSI 2014 held in conjunction with MICCAI 2014 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Boston |
| Period | 9/14/14 → 9/14/14 |
Keywords
- Adolescent idiopathic kyphoscoliosis
- Kyphosis
- Scoliosis
- Tracked sonography
- Tracked ultrasound snapshot
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science (miscellaneous)