In this study, axial vertebral rotation of 14 normal and 14 scoliotic vertebrae was measured in CT images by three observers using different manual and computerized (evaluation of vertebral symmetry in 2D and in 3D) methods. The computerized methods were most consistent with the method of Aaro and Dahlborn, which also proved to be the most reproducible and reliable manual method. The low overall intraobserver variability and interobserver variability of the computerized method indicate that the symmetry-based determination of axial vertebral rotation is reproducible and reliable.
COBISS.SI-ID: 7707220
Axial vertebral rotation of 14 normal and 14 scoliotic vertebrae from MR images was determined by three observers using four manual methods and a computerized method, which were based on the evaluation of vertebral symmetry in 2D and in 3D. The method of Aaro and Dahlborn proved to be the manual method with the highest intra-observer and inter-observer reliabilities, and was also most in agreement with the computerized method, indicating it to be an efficient alternative for repeatable and reliable axial vertebral rotation measurements.
COBISS.SI-ID: 7586132