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Forbes A, Cantin V, Develle Y, Dubé Y, Bertrand-Grenier A, Ménard-Lebel C, Sobczak S. Musculoskeletal ultrasound for 3D bone modeling: A preliminary study applied to lumbar vertebra. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil 2021; 34:937-950. [PMID: 34092595 DOI: 10.3233/bmr-200259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND There is no non-invasive in vivo method to assess intervertebral kinematics. Current kinematics models are based on in vitro bone reconstructions from computed tomography (CT)-scan imaging, fluoroscopy and MRIs, which are either expensive or deleterious for human tissues. Musculoskeletal ultrasound is an accessible, easy to use and cost-effective device that allows high-resolution, real-time imaging of bone structure. OBJECTIVE The aim of this preliminary study was to compare the concordance of 3D bone modeling of lumbar vertebrae between CT-scan and ultrasound imaging and to study the intra and inter-reliability of distances measured on 3D ultrasound bone models. METHODS CT-scan, ultrasound, and in situ data of five lumbar vertebrae from the same human specimen were used. All vertebrae were scanned by tomography and a new musculoskeletal ultrasound procedure. Then, 3D bone modeling was created from both CT-scan and ultrasound image data set. Distances between anatomical bones landmarks were measured on the 3D models and compared to in situ measurements.
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Affiliation(s)
- A Forbes
- Chaire de Recherche en Anatomie Fonctionnelle, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada, G8Z 4M3, Canada.,Groupe de Recherche sur les Affections Neuromusculosquelettiques (GRAN), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada, G8Z 4M3, Canada
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- Groupe de Recherche sur les Affections Neuromusculosquelettiques (GRAN), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada, G8Z 4M3, Canada.,Département des Sciences de L'activité Physique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada, G8Z 4M3, Canada
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- Chaire de Recherche en Anatomie Fonctionnelle, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada, G8Z 4M3, Canada
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- Département de Génie Mécanique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada, G8Z 4M3, Canada
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- Département de Chimie, Biochimie et Physique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada, G8Z 4M3, Canada.,CIUSSS de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec, Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire Régional, Trois-Rivières, QC G8Z 3R9, Canada
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- Chaire de Recherche en Anatomie Fonctionnelle, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada, G8Z 4M3, Canada.,Groupe de Recherche sur les Affections Neuromusculosquelettiques (GRAN), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada, G8Z 4M3, Canada
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- Chaire de Recherche en Anatomie Fonctionnelle, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada, G8Z 4M3, Canada.,Département D'anatomie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada, G8Z 4M3, Canada.,Groupe de Recherche sur les Affections Neuromusculosquelettiques (GRAN), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières (QC) Canada, G8Z 4M3, Canada
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Huang Q, Yao J, Li J, Li M, Pickering MR, Li X. Measurement of Quasi-Static 3-D Knee Joint Movement Based on the Registration From CT to US. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND FREQUENCY CONTROL 2020; 67:1141-1150. [PMID: 31944953 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2020.2965149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The measurement of quasi-static 3-D knee joint movement is an important basis for studying the mechanism of knee joint injury. Most of the existing measurement methods make use of computed tomography (CT) and nuclear magnetic resonance (MR) imaging technology and hence have the disadvantages of invasiveness, ionizing radiation, low accuracy, and high cost. To overcome those drawbacks, this article innovatively proposes a 3-D motion measurement system for the knee joint based on the registration of CT images to ultrasound (US) images. More specifically, the lower limbs of a subject were first scanned once to acquire the CT images. A portable handheld device was designed to control a US probe for mechanically scanning the subject's lower limbs in a linear trajectory. During the movement of the subject's lower limbs, the US scanning was performed quasi-statically. The acquired US images were then registered to the CT images, and the 3-D motions of the lower limb bones could be recreated with the bones scanned in CT images. To guarantee the registration accuracy and efficiency, we used the H-shaped multiview slice assembly as the structural image content for the registration process. The experimental results show that our approach can accurately measure the 3-D motion of the knee joint and meet the needs of 3-D motion analysis of knee joint in practice.
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