3-DIMENSIONAL DIGITIZER FOR SKELETAL ANALYSIS

A method of performing 3-dimensional skeletal analysis on a patient using an apparatus which includes a digitizer (11) measuring the position of a point, or a group of points, on the patient's body in 3-dimensional space. The digitizer includes a plurality of rotatable transducers (13) and a pl...

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Main Author FRASER, GREGORY A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Korean
Published 03.02.1994
Edition5
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEASURING
MEASURING ANGLES
MEASURING AREAS
MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
SURGERY
TESTING
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Summary:A method of performing 3-dimensional skeletal analysis on a patient using an apparatus which includes a digitizer (11) measuring the position of a point, or a group of points, on the patient's body in 3-dimensional space. The digitizer includes a plurality of rotatable transducers (13) and a plurality of link members (15) linking the rotatable transducers. The free end of the digitizer (11) is adapted to accept a digitizer tip (17) and the output of the digitizer (11) is connected to a computer.
Bibliography:Application Number: KR19870002494