Predicting spinal profile using 3D non-contact surface scanning: Changes in surface topography as a predictor of internal spinal alignment.

J Paige LittleLionel RaywardMark J Pearcy Maree T IzattDaniel GreenRobert D LabromGeoffrey N Askin

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Comparison of the observed trends for vertebral position measured from MRI and 3DSS, suggested the surface markers may provide a useful method for measuring internal changes in sagittal curvature or skeletal changes.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
contrast enhanced
bone mineral density
spinal cord injury
mass spectrometry