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Radiology, Vol 134, 381-385, Copyright © 1980 by Radiological Society of North America

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Computerized measurement and analysis of scoliosis: a more accurate representation of the shape of the curve

BF Jeffries, M Tarlton, AA De Smet, SJ Dwyer 3d and AC Brower

A computer program was created to identify and accept spatial data regarding the location of the thoracic and lumbar vertebral bodies on scoliosis films. With this information, the spine can be mathematically reconstructed and a scoliotic angle calculated. There was a 0.968 positive correlation between the computer and manual methods of measuring scoliosis. The computer method was more reproducible with a standard deviation of only 1.3 degrees. Computerized measurement of scoliosis also provides better evaluation of the true shape of the curve.


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