Automating Scoliosis Analysis Amar Sahai

Purpose Scoliosis = curvature of the spine Current analyses are either expensive or manual and time-consuming Try to automate this Saves time, effort and money

Scope of Study Automating scoliosis detection and angle of curvature Help pinpoint places on spine to apply pressure to most effectively deal with curve Simpler and cheaper than other solutions

Procedures and Methodology Coded in Java and C Requires x-ray images as input Converts inputted images to .pgm image format Uses edge detection to get a clean outline of the spine Darkens image to reduce noise

Procedures and Methodology (cont.)‏ Will detect lines to determine angles of curvature Outputs x-ray image (eventually with angles and points to apply pressure)‏

Roadblocks Edge detection algorithms not entirely precise Must erase ribcage in order to detect points to apply pressure

Current Results Edge detection does not entirely work for my program Must eradicate extraneous parts of image (ribcage, pelvis)‏

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