The Technology
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a prevalent disease that currently requires radiographic imaging for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. Much work has been done to identify and classify scoliosis using surface and topographic measurements, but current techniques rely on local measurements and do not describe body type holistically. The researchers developed a novel assessment tool capable of modeling scoliotic body type and spine deformity that requires no ionizing radiation. Previously published body models based on normal subjects are modified to make them useful for the task of measuring and predicting deformity, while optical scans are used to measure subject surface shape. Semantic measurements can be used as cofactors to predict spine shape from body models.
Advantages
- No ionizing radiation
- Enable screening for earlier diagnosis and treatment
- Objective assessment
Applications and Opportunities
- Scoliosis screening
- Musculoskeletal deformity assessment
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