Fig. 4
From: Idiopathic scoliosis in children and adolescents: assessment with a biplanar X-ray device
Surface 3D reconstructions of the spine in a 13-year-old girl with idiopathic thoracic scoliosis. A 3D model of the spine (indicated in red) is generated by the software and overlayed to the native AP and lateral radiographs (a). This model has to be manually adjusted by the operator to precisely match the spinal anatomy. Different perspectives of the spinal deformity are obtained, showing the right thoracic curvature, superior (T6) and inferior (T12) end vertebrae (in blue), and the apical vertebra (T8) in yellow (b). Measurements based on the 3D model are finally automatically computed, including values for spinal curvatures, axial vertebral rotation and pelvic parameters. [Total DAP = 626 mGy·cm2]