Predicting spinal profile using 3D non-contact surface scanning: Changes in surface topography as a predictor of internal spinal alignment

• J. Paige Little ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: j2.little@qut.edu.au

  Affiliation Biomechanics and Spine Research Group, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8377-5343

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• Lionel Rayward,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization

  Affiliation Biomechanics and Spine Research Group, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

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• Mark J. Pearcy,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Biomechanics and Spine Research Group, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1108-6503

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• Maree T. Izatt,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Biomechanics and Spine Research Group, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4926-3077

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• Daniel Green,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Sealy of Australia, Wacol, Australia

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• Robert D. Labrom,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Biomechanics and Spine Research Group, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

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• Geoffrey N. Askin

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Biomechanics and Spine Research Group, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, Mater Health Services, Brisbane, Australia

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