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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Portable Optically Tracked Ultrasound System for Scoliosis Measurement

Authors : Guillermo Carbajal, Álvaro Gómez, Gabor Fichtinger, Tamas Ungi

Published in: Recent Advances in Computational Methods and Clinical Applications for Spine Imaging

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Monitoring spinal curvature in adolescent kyphoscoliosis requires regular radiographic examinations; however, the applied ionizing radiation increases the risk of cancer. Ultrasound imaging is favorable over X-ray because it does not emit ionizing radiation. It has been shown in the past that tracked ultrasound can be used to localize vertebral transverse processes as landmarks along the spine to measure curvature angles. Tests have been performed with spine phantoms, but scanning protocol, tracking system, data acquisition and processing time has not been considered in human subjects yet. In this paper, a portable optically tracked ultrasound system for scoliosis measurement is presented. It provides a simple way to acquire data in the clinical environment with the aim of comparing results to current X-ray-based measurement. The workflow of the procedure was tested on volunteers. The customized open-source software is shared with the community as part of our effort to make a clinically practical system.

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Metadata
Title
Portable Optically Tracked Ultrasound System for Scoliosis Measurement
Authors
Guillermo Carbajal
Álvaro Gómez
Gabor Fichtinger
Tamas Ungi
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Recent Advances in Computational Methods and Clinical Applications for Spine Imaging

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-14147-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-14148-0

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14148-0_4