[Reconstruction of the spacial configuration of the spine from stereoradiographs (author's transl)].

The value of stereo-radiographs was demonstrated by its application to scoliotic spines. Individual vertebrae were measured with a stereo-comparator. The spacial co-ordinates of standard points on the body were evaluated by a computer. Subsequently the position and size of the vertebral bodies were obtained by reconstructing a model. In this manner a spine could be built up which spacially resembled the original spine. The model spine was demonstrated on a display. The computer was able to produce any required view of the spine. An impression of depth is produced by simulated rotation of the display. By this means an excellent visual impression of the spine in three dimensions is produced. The measurements obtained can be used as the basis for further calculation.