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  • Medical Imaging
  • Biomechanical Engineering
  • Orthopedics

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  • Surface topography offers a radiation-free method for assessing spinal deformities.
  • Current systems are limited to posterior trunk analysis due to single-camera setups.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce a novel multi-camera surface topography system.
  • Evaluate the reliability and validity of this new system for simultaneous anterior and posterior trunk measurements.

Main Methods:

  • A two-camera system was employed for simultaneous front and back imaging.
  • Inter- and intra-rater reliability were assessed on 40 subjects.
  • Validation was performed using MRI and CT scans of human subjects and a phantom model.

Main Results:

  • High inter- (0.97-0.99) and intra-rater (0.81-0.98) reliability were observed for surface structure detection, area, and volume measurements.
  • CT-based validation of the phantom model showed good correspondence (0.61-10.52%).
  • Human subject validation yielded good to moderate results (1.36-13.34%), with moderate validity noted for jugular notch measurements (0.62-27.5%).

Conclusions:

  • A novel surface topography system for simultaneous anterior and posterior trunk measurements has been developed.
  • The system demonstrates satisfactory reliability and validity for assessing spinal deformities.
  • Further refinement is needed for surface topography reconstruction, particularly around the jugular notch region.