3D reconstruction of the scapula from biplanar radiographs

P. Y. Lagacé; T. Cresson; N. Hagemeister; F. Billuart; X. Ohl; J. de Guise; W. Skalli

doi:10.1117/12.911527

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14 February 2012 3D reconstruction of the scapula from biplanar radiographs

P. Y. Lagacé, T. Cresson, N. Hagemeister, F. Billuart, X. Ohl, J. de Guise, W. Skalli

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Proceedings Volume 8314, Medical Imaging 2012: Image Processing; 83143L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911527
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Access to 3D bone models is critical for applications ranging from pre-operative planning to biomechanics studies. This work presents a method for 3D reconstruction of the scapula from biplanar radiographs, which is based on the combination of a parametric model approach in conjunction with a Moving Least Squares (MLS) deformation technique. A parametric scapula model was created by fitting geometric primitives (with their descriptive parameters) to the CT reconstruction of a dry scapula. These geometric primitives were then used to define a set of handles which allow the user to control the as-rigid-as-possible deformation of the template model in real-time, until optimal correspondence between the actual X-ray images and the retro-projection of the deformed model. When applied to 10 dry scapulae, the presented method allowed obtaining reconstructions which were on average within 1mm of the CT-derived model at scapula regions of interest. Morphological parameters such as the glenoid's dimensions and orientation were determined with errors of 1° and less than 1mm, on average. This is of great interest as the current methods used in clinical practice, which are based on 2D-CT, are subject to uncertainties of the order of 5° for glenoid version. This method is of particular interest as it further reduces our dependence to CT for 3D reconstruction of bones and clinical parameter estimation.

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P. Y. Lagacé, T. Cresson, N. Hagemeister, F. Billuart, X. Ohl, J. de Guise, and W. Skalli "3D reconstruction of the scapula from biplanar radiographs", Proc. SPIE 8314, Medical Imaging 2012: Image Processing, 83143L (14 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911527

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