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Paper Abstract
Three-dimensional models of the spine are very important in diagnosing, assessing, and studying spinal deformities.
These models are generally computed using multi-planar radiography, since it minimizes the radiation dose
delivered to patients and allows them to assume a natural standing position during image acquisition. However,
conventional reconstruction methods require at a minimum two sufficiently distant radiographs (e.g., posterior-anterior
and lateral radiographs) to compute a satisfactory model. Still, it is possible to expand the applicability
of 3D reconstructions by using a statistical model of the entire spine shape. In this paper, we describe a reconstruction
method that takes advantage of a multi-body statistical model to reconstruct 3D spine models. This
method can be applied to reconstruct a 3D model from any number of radiographs and can also integrate prior
knowledge about spine length or preexisting vertebral models. Radiographs obtained from a group of 37 scoliotic
patients were used to validate the proposed reconstruction method using a single posterior-anterior radiograph.
Moreover, we present simulation results where 3D reconstructions obtained from two radiographs using the proposed
method and using the direct linear transform method are compared. Results indicate that it is possible
to reconstruct 3D spine models from a single radiograph, and that its accuracy is improved by the addition of
constraints, such as a prior knowledge of spine length or of the vertebral anatomy. Results also indicate that the
proposed method can improve the accuracy of 3D spine models computed from two radiographs.
Paper Details
Date Published: 13 March 2009
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 7261, Medical Imaging 2009: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling, 72612D (13 March 2009); doi: 10.1117/12.813580
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7261:
Medical Imaging 2009: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling
Michael I. Miga; Kenneth H. Wong, Editor(s)
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 7261, Medical Imaging 2009: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling, 72612D (13 March 2009); doi: 10.1117/12.813580
Show Author Affiliations
Xavier Pennec, INRIA Sophia Antipolis (France)
Nicholas Ayache, INRIA Sophia Antipolis (France)
Nicholas Ayache, INRIA Sophia Antipolis (France)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7261:
Medical Imaging 2009: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling
Michael I. Miga; Kenneth H. Wong, Editor(s)
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