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Straight up: industrial cameras
help with spine and posture analysis Edited by Mike Santora • Managing Editor
Video gait analysis and leg axis measurement.
Back pain is one of the leading causes of sick leave in Germany — o en caused by lack of exercise, work stress, and obesity. Other causes include osteoporosis, chronic inflammatory diseases, or spinal deformities such as scoliosis. Innovative systems for 4D measurement of body statics can be used for precise diagnosis. DIERS International GmbH enables fast and high-resolution optical measurement of the back, spine, and pelvis with DIERS formetric 4D. A dynamic version and additional modules for determining the mobility of the cervical spine or gait analysis and leg axis measurement make the system a compact movement analysis laboratory. Up to 5 camera units are integrated and equipped with uEye industrial cameras om IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH.
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Application DIERS formetric surveying technology is physically based on the principle of triangulation. A light projector casts a grid of lines onto the patient’s back, which is recorded by a camera unit. Computer so ware analyses the line curvatures and generates a three-dimensional image of the surface using photogrammetry (image measurement), similar to a virtual plaster cast. The examination is quick, radiation- ee, and contactless.
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