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The chapter presents the implementation of a non-invasive method of investigation for the spinal column. The scanning equipment, in a proper configuration, provides 3D images of human torso. Specific software developed writes information into an interactive database and computes 16 numerical parameters, describing the column’s shape, respectively the human posture. A sequence of the program computes the relative angle of rotation between successive vertebrae or segments of the column. The database also allows modelling of different types of vertebrae and, finally of personalized spinal columns.
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The present research work was possible with the support of the Biometric Investigations Laboratory at the University “Politehnica” of Timişoara, which was developed within the national grant CEEX-88 INBIRE (2006–2008).
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Lovasz, EC., Gruescu, C.M., Garaiman, A., Carabas, I., Bodea, R. (2014). Scanning System Integrated Within Biometric Measurements. In: Pisla, D., Bleuler, H., Rodic, A., Vaida, C., Pisla, A. (eds) New Trends in Medical and Service Robots. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01592-7_10
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