Portable Optically Tracked Ultrasound System for Scoliosis Measurement

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