Minimal Required Resolution to Capture the 3D Shape of the Human Back: A Practical Approach

Kaiser, Mirko; Brusa, Tobia; Wyss, Marco; Ćuković, Saša; Bertsch, Martin; Taylor, William R.; Koch, Volker M. (2023). Minimal Required Resolution to Capture the 3D Shape of the Human Back: A Practical Approach Sensors, 23(18), p. 7808. MDPI 10.3390/s23187808

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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a prevalent musculoskeletal disorder that causes abnormal spinal deformities. The early screening of children and adolescents is crucial to identify and prevent the further progression of AIS. In clinical examinations, scoliometers are often used to noninvasively estimate the primary Cobb angle, and optical 3D scanning systems have also emerged as alternative noninvasive approaches for this purpose. The recent advances in low-cost 3D scanners have led to their use in several studies to estimate the primary Cobb angle or even internal spinal alignment. However, none of these studies demonstrate whether such a low-cost scanner satisfies the minimal requirements for capturing the relevant deformities of the human back. To practically quantify the minimal required spatial resolution and camera resolution to capture the geometry and shape of the deformities of the human back, we used multiple 3D scanning methodologies and systems. The results from an evaluation of 30 captures of AIS patients and 76 captures of healthy subjects showed that the minimal required spatial resolution is between 2 mm and 5 mm, depending on the chosen error tolerance. Therefore, a minimal camera resolution of 640 × 480 pixels is recommended for use in future studies.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

School of Engineering and Computer Science > Institute for Human Centered Engineering (HUCE)
School of Engineering and Computer Science > Institute for Human Centered Engineering (HUCE) > HUCE / Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering
School of Engineering and Computer Science

Name:

Kaiser, Mirko;
Brusa, Tobia;
Wyss, Marco;
Ćuković, Saša;
Bertsch, Martin;
Taylor, William R. and
Koch, Volker M.

Subjects:

Q Science > QM Human anatomy

ISSN:

1424-8220

Publisher:

MDPI

Funders:

Organisations 47195 not found.; [UNSPECIFIED] European Union’s Horizon 2020 ; Organisations 0 not found.

Language:

English

Submitter:

Tobia Brusa

Date Deposited:

19 Dec 2023 11:08

Last Modified:

07 May 2024 11:18

Publisher DOI:

10.3390/s23187808

PubMed ID:

37765865

Uncontrolled Keywords:

three-dimensional imaging; back surface; trunk asymmetry; back shape analysis; depth camera; trunk surface reconstruction

ARBOR DOI:

10.24451/arbor.20770

URI:

https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/20770

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