A semi-automatic method for positioning a femoral bone reconstruction for strict view generation.

In this paper we present a semi-automatic method for femoral bone positioning after 3D image reconstruction from Computed Tomography images. This serves as grounding for the definition of strict axial, longitudinal and anterior-posterior views, overcoming the problem of patient positioning biases in...

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Autores principales: Milano, F., Ritacco, L., Gomez, A., Gonzalez Bernaldo de Quiros, F., Risk, M.
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Lenguaje:English
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1557170X_v2010_n_p5608_Milano
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Sumario:In this paper we present a semi-automatic method for femoral bone positioning after 3D image reconstruction from Computed Tomography images. This serves as grounding for the definition of strict axial, longitudinal and anterior-posterior views, overcoming the problem of patient positioning biases in 2D femoral bone measuring methods. After the bone reconstruction is aligned to a standard reference frame, new tomographic slices can be generated, on which unbiased measures may be taken. This could allow not only accurate inter-patient comparisons but also intra-patient comparisons, i.e., comparisons of images of the same patient taken at different times. This method could enable medical doctors to diagnose and follow up several bone deformities more easily.