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In this paper we present kernel-based methods for modelling local deformities of the spine arising from scoliosis. This extends the work of Mardia et al. (1996a) who derived a global measure of spinal deformation.
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Baczkowski, A.J., Feng, X. (1998). Piece-wise Detection of Spinal Scoliosis. In: Payne, R., Green, P. (eds) COMPSTAT. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-01131-7_16
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