METHOD FOR EXAMINING LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM IN SAGITTAL PLANE BY APPLYING TOPOGRAPHIC PHOTOMETRY APPROACH Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A61B5/103 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves marking reference points like spinous process apex C7, spinous process apex D7, spinous process apex D12, spinous process apex L4, spinous process apex S1. Patient back picture is taken with digital camera and displayed on computer screen. The received image is processed by building contour plots and three-dimensional image in sagittal plane. Relations and angles between the reference points: distance from D7 to vertical line, distance from L4 to vertical line, angle between C7-D7 line and horizontal plane, angle between D7-D12 line and horizontal plane, angle between D12-L4 line and L4-S1, angle between C7-D12 line and vertical line, angle between D12-S1 line and angle between C7-S1 line and vertical line. The received data are interpreted in terms of locomotor system state.

EFFECT: complete data describing locomotor system state in sagittal plane.

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