Femoral rotational malalignment is associated with pain and functional disability and may be a contributing factor to hip impingement as well as to instability. In general, the deformity can be addressed surgically by rotational osteotomy. However, the anatomic location of the deformity is debated. The goal of the present study was to narrow down the anatomic site of deformity using the lesser ...

The objective of this review is to establish the current state of knowledge on the reliability of clinical assessment of asymmetry in the lumbar spine and pelvis. To search the literature, the authors consulted the databases of MEDLINE, CINAHL, AMED, MANTIS, Academic Search Complete, and Web of Knowledge using different combinations of the following keywords: palpation, asymmetry, inter or intr...

OBJECTIVE The present randomized controlled trial compared arthrocentesis of the effusive knee followed by corticosteroid injection performed by the conventional anatomic landmark palpation-guided technique to the same procedure performed with ultrasound (US) needle guidance. METHODS Sixty-four palpably effusive knees were randomized to (i) palpation-guided arthrocentesis with a conventional ...

Accurate and automatic quantitative cephalometry analysis is of great importance in orthodontics. The fundamental step for to annotate anatomic-interested landmarks on X-ray images. Computer-aided method remains be an open topic nowadays. In this paper, we propose efficient deep learning-based coarse-to-fine approach realize accurate landmark detection. the coarse detection step, train a deform...

OBJECTIVES To design, implement in Java, and evaluate a method and means for the automated localization of artificial landmarks in optical images for tuned-aperture computed tomography (TACT) that allows the replacement of radiographic with optical landmarks. METHODS Circular, colored, optical landmarks were designed to provide flexibility with regard to landmark constellation, imaging equipm...

BACKGROUND Modern ultrasound (US) is an attractive alternative to anatomical landmark-, nerve stimulation-, and fluoroscopic-guided techniques for interventional procedures performed to treat chronic pain syndromes. METHODS In this review, we evaluated the effects of US guidance compared with traditional guidance techniques on performance, efficacy, and safety outcomes for interventional chro...

Landmark-based high-dimensional diffeomorphic maps of the hippocampus (although accurate) is highly-dependent on rater's anatomic knowledge of the hippocampus in the magnetic resonance images. It is therefore vulnerable to rater drift and errors if substantial amount of effort is not spent on quality assurance, training, and re-training. A fully-automated, FreeSurfer-initialized large-deformati...