title: A semi-automatic method for positioning a femoral bone reconstruction for strict view generation.
abstract: In this paper we present a semi-automatic method for femoral bone positioning after 3D image reconstruction from Computed Tomography images. This serves as grounding for the definition of strict axial, longitudinal and anterior-posterior views, overcoming the problem of patient positioning biases in 2D femoral bone measuring methods. After the bone reconstruction is aligned to a standard reference frame, new tomographic slices can be generated, on which unbiased measures may be taken. This could allow not only accurate inter-patient comparisons but also intra-patient comparisons, i.e., comparisons of images of the same patient taken at different times. This method could enable medical doctors to diagnose and follow up several bone deformities more easily.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Complex Systems, Department of Computer Science, FCEyN, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. fmilano@ieee.org
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Milano
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ritacco
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Fernan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gonzalez Bernaldo de Quiros
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Risk
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D056888:Patient Positioning; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed