Spinal penetration index assessment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using EOS low-dose biplanar stereoradiography

Automatic Landmark Estimation for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Assessment Using BoostNet

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) exhibits as an abnormal curvature of the spine in teens. Conventional radiographic assessment of scoliosis is unreliable due to the need for manual intervention from clinicians as well as high variability in images. Current methods for automatic scoliosis assessment are not robust due to reliance on segmentation or feature engineering. We propose a novel fr...

Assessment of Coronal Radiographic Parameters of the Spine in the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

  Background: To determine the most important preoperative factors that affect postoperative coronal parameters of scoliotic curves.   Methods: All Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) patients included in the study were classified according to Lenke and King Classification. The fusion levels were selected according to the rigidity of the existing curves (correction less than 50%), tilt...

The Biomechanics of Spinal Deformity in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Spinal deformity biomechanics represent a complex topic, as many anatomic and physical variations exist that can affect the biomechanical behavior of the spinal column. Because the Homo sapiens species walks upright, the center of mass lies directly below the vertebral column, which stands in contrast to other vertebrate species [1,2]. In quadrupeds, the center of mass is typically anterior to ...

Spine-pelvis index: a novel ratio to predict spinal growth in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

Methods A total of 75 female patients with AIS, 86 healthy agematched girls and 40 age-matched patients with CS due to excrescent hemivertebra were included into this study. Long-cassette standing coronal radiographs of the spine and pelvis were obtained from the subjects in fiston-clavicle position. The radiographic parameters were measured including length of spine (LOS), height of spine (HOS...

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis