Castro A P G, Pacheco J D, Lourenço C, Queirós S, Moreira A H J, Rodrigues N F, Vilaça J L
ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
INSIGNEO Institute for in Silico Medicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Porto Biomed J. 2017 Jan-Feb;2(1):18-22. doi: 10.1016/j.pbj.2016.11.004. Epub 2016 Dec 27.
This work proposes a novel approach to assess spinal curvature, by using Microsoft's Kinect™ to obtain 3D reconstructed models of subject's dorsal skin surface in different postures. This method is non-invasive, radiation-free and low-cost. The trial tests here presented intended to evaluate the reliability of this approach, by assessing the tendency of 98 volunteers to present scoliosis. The shoulder height difference was calculated for each subject's scan, by quantifying the angular slope of a line crossing both scapulae. The volunteers' average age was 24.7 years. Results showed that 68.37% of the volunteers revealed differences higher than 1° between the shoulders, having that their record in what concerns to loads and lesions proved to increase the angular slope. This initial approach shall establish the grounds for assessing spinal posture in pre-clinical or industrial ergonomics scans. Further studies shall include comparison versus traditional imaging methods and experienced clinical evaluation.
这项工作提出了一种评估脊柱曲率的新方法，即使用微软的Kinect™获取受试者在不同姿势下背部皮肤表面的3D重建模型。该方法是非侵入性的、无辐射且成本低。此处呈现的试验测试旨在通过评估98名志愿者出现脊柱侧凸的倾向来评估该方法的可靠性。通过量化穿过两个肩胛骨的直线的角斜率，为每个受试者的扫描计算肩高差异。志愿者的平均年龄为24.7岁。结果表明，68.37%的志愿者双肩之间的差异高于1°，并且他们在负荷和损伤方面的记录被证明会增加角斜率。这种初步方法应为在临床前或工业人体工程学扫描中评估脊柱姿势奠定基础。进一步的研究应包括与传统成像方法的比较以及经验丰富的临床评估。
