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Three and Four-Dimensional Visualization and Analysis Approaches to Study Vertebrate Axial Elongation and Segmentation
Published on: February 28, 2021
3D reconstruction and analysis of the vertebral body line
Pierre Lelong1, Olivier Gerard, Sherif Makram-Ebeid
1Laboratoires d'Electronique Philips, 22 Avenue Descartes, 94453 Limeil-Brévannes, France.
Abstract:
Quantitative analysis of 3D spinal deformities includes measurements related to individual vertebrae and measurements related to the overall shape of the spine. For the latter aspect, we propose to build a 3D model of the line that connects all vertebrae centres. We present two methods that allow reconstructing this vertebral body line in a quick and easy way. Various new descriptors of the spinal shape can be automatically computed. A study is under way to assess their clinical relevance and reliability.

