Chest radiography is one of the most commonly performed radiographic examinations worldwide. Routinely acquired in the erect posteroanterior (PA) position, a chest radiograph displays substantial amounts of medical information when accurate patient positioning is achieved. However, a rotated PA chest radiograph has reduced diagnostic quality and appearances may mask or mimic chest pathology. Radiographic assessment of patient rotation around the sagittal plane has traditionally been undertaken by assessing the distance between the medial end of the clavicles and a line drawn through the spinous processes at the level of the clavicles. This approach continues to be advocated in radiographic technique textbooks internationally although no identified author has provided criteria to determine when a rotated PA chest radiograph should be repeated; determined the relationship between perceived clavicle to spinous process distance and actual degree of patient rotation; or considered the impact of body morphology, in particular the anteroposterior thoracic diameter, on radiographic appearances of rotation. Objectives To determine the impact of anteroposterior chest diameter on radiographic appearances of sagittal rotation on PA chest radiographs. Design Experimental study. Methods and Settings Sixty computed tomography thorax examinations, stratified for gender, were reviewed and data aggregated to determine average anteroposterior (AP) thoracic dimensions. A bespoke experimental unit was constructed specifically to enable testing of the impact of sagittal rotation on radiographic appearances. The experimental unit was situated within a calibrated circular frame enabling 360° rotation at 1° intervals around a central rotational point. The experimental unit components were varied in 1 cm intervals from 9 cm to 15 cm around the central rotation point to reflect varying AP chest diameters. At each interval, images were acquired at 0, 2, 5, 7, 10, and 15° sagittal rotation using a horizontal central ray, consistent centring point, and a source-image distance of 180 cm. Results A clear linear relationship between AP thoracic diameter and the radiographic appearances of sagittal rotation was noted. Considering significant rotation to be when the medial end of clavicle overlaps the spinous process on the radiographic image, this appearance occurred at a much smaller degree of rotation on wide AP thoracic diameters (15 cm, 5°) than narrower AP thoracic diameters (9 cm, 10°). Conclusions The routine application of the distance between the medial end of the clavicles and a line drawn through the spinous processes at the level of the clavicles as a method of assessing degree of sagittal rotation, diagnostic image quality, and need for repeat is flawed. Persistence in the application of this approach without cognisance of the impact of body morphology on radiographic appearances will result in persons with large AP thoracic diameters being more likely to have a PA chest radiograph repeated for a specified degree of rotation than persons with smaller AP thoracic diameters. / © 2015 Elsevier. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.

The purpose of this research is to examine the reliability of posteroanterior (PA) left knee radiographs for positive identification using comparative radiography. PA radiographs of the knee were selected for their clinical significance in diagnosing knee osteoarthritis (OA), the most common skeletal pathology today, and their likely appearance in the antemortem record of a medicolegal death investigation. Therefore, this research examines the reliability of using a clinically relevant type of radiograph, PA left knee radiographs, for positive identification. All radiographs used in this research were downloaded from the Osteoarthritis Imitative (OAI), a public database, and compiled into a virtual survey which asked participants to identify matches between radiographs collected at various time periods throughout the OAI study. Images were collected from the 12, 48, 72, and 96-month collection periods of the OAI for 89 individuals and divided into three series. Each of the three series has different amounts of time between image acquisition, with three years (Series 1), five years (Series 2), and seven years (Series3), and were created by comparing images from the 12-month collection period to images from 48, 72, and 96-month collection period, respectively. Radiographs were edited into single side-by-side images for ease of comparison and were included in a Qualtrics XM survey that was distributed to those with and without comparative radiography experience. A total of 66 participants were asked to answer several demographic questions as well as nine radiographic comparisons questions. Each of the radiographic comparisons, comprised of OAI images of living individuals, asked if a specified antemortem “A” image and was a match or no match to a series of “postmortem” images. Accuracies, sensitivities, specificities, positive predictive values (PPV), and negative predictive values (NPV) were calculated for the survey respondents (n=66), series, and respondent demographics. The overall results (accuracy=94.2%, sensitivity=54.7%, specificity=97.5%, PPV=65.6%, and NPV=96.2%) indicated that respondents performed only moderately well in matching correct radiographs. However, the performance of the participants in the overall survey and in all three series was statistically significantly lower (α<0.05) for those with no comparative radiography experience and those with little-to-no forensic casework experience. The performance of all participants became progressively lower with each series, with Series 1 demonstrating the best performance and Series 3 demonstrating the worst performance among participants. Decreasing levels of performance suggests that bony changes associated with OA and the osseous and radiographic features used in making matches (e.g., morphology of the femur and tibia, joint space width) preclude radiographic matching of the knee over around three years between antemortem and postmortem image acquisitions. Therefore, the results of this research demonstrate that radiographic comparison using OA left PA knee radiographs is not recommended after more than five years between antemortem and postmortem images, due to the degraded performance of trained survey respondents. / 2024-05-02T00:00:00Z

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:34:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007-02Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:45:40Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 santos_rs_dr_guara.pdf: 2269496 bytes, checksum: 15510607497762c601558887cb80984f (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A mobilização póstero-anterior consiste numa técnica de terapia manual que tem a finalidade de detectar alterações no padrão normal e na amplitude dos movimentos das articulações intervertebrais em pacientes com lombalgia. Mecanicamente, define-se como uma sobrecarga de inclinação de três pontos e, embora, o procedimento de aplicação desta técnica tenha sido descrito, caracteriza-se por um método subjetivo de análise clínica. No sentido de buscar um melhor esclarecimento acerca dos aspectos mecânicos envolvidos na mobilização póstero-anterior, foi desenvolvido um dispositivo eletromecânico, para análise in vivo da rigidez segmentar póstero-anterior da coluna lombar. Tal aparato compõe-se essencialmente de um suporte de sustentação com dois graus de liberdade (x, y) integrado a um motoredutor de corrente contínua acoplado a um pino guia e fixo a uma maca especialmente adaptada. Permite o controle preciso da intensidade, direção e velocidade da força aplicada, além da mensuração da amplitude do deslocamento intervertebral. Os resultados demonstraram que o instrumento desenvolvido apresenta a possibilidade de uma análise quantitativa acurada, em termos de rigidez segmentar na coluna lombar, indicando um grau de confiabilidade significativo para os dados obtidos em testes de repetibilidade (ICC > 0,80). Foi demonstrado haver diferença estatisticamente significativa (p<0,05) entre os valores médios dos graus de rigidez dos níveis vertebrais analisados (LI, LII, LIII, LIV e LV) em 10 sujeitos avaliados. Deste modo, é importante que seja questionado o conceito da comparação do grau de rigidez entre os diferentes níveis vertebrais, num mesmo sujeito, para critério de diagnóstico. / The posteroanterior motion test consists of a manual therapy technique to assess the range of motion and stiffness parameters of intervertebral joints in subjects with low back pain. Mechanically, it is defined as a three point bending loading. Although, has been described the technique procedure of the posteroanterior motion test, it is characterized by a subjective method of clinical analysis. In the quest to better understand concerning the mechanical aspects of posteroanterior motion test was developed a mechanical device for assessment the response of the lumbar spine to a posteroanterior pressure in vivo. Essentially, such apparatus is composed of a sustentation support with two degrees of freedom (x, y) fixed to a couch especially adapted and integrated to a continuous current motor and a guidance pin. It allows variables such as force, frequency of oscillation and displacement to be precisely controlled. The results demonstrated high reliability (ICC > 0,80) of the measures obtained in test and re-test. So, the instrument developed presents the prospect of an accuracy quantitative analysis of intervertebral posteroanterior stiffness in lumbar spine. There was statistically significant difference (p<0,05) amongst the means of stiffness coefficients of the vertebral levels analyzed (LI, LII, LIII, LIV and LV) in 10 subjects evaluated. Therefore, its is important to be questioned the concept of the comparison of stiffness in different vertebral levels in a same subject for diagnosis criterion.

Orientador: Tamotsu Hirata / Banca: José Elias Tomazini / Banca: José Geraldo Trani Brandão / Banca: Rubens Corrêa Araújo / Banca: Mauro Gonçalves / Resumo: A mobilização póstero-anterior consiste numa técnica de terapia manual que tem a finalidade de detectar alterações no padrão normal e na amplitude dos movimentos das articulações intervertebrais em pacientes com lombalgia. Mecanicamente, define-se como uma sobrecarga de inclinação de três pontos e, embora, o procedimento de aplicação desta técnica tenha sido descrito, caracteriza-se por um método subjetivo de análise clínica. No sentido de buscar um melhor esclarecimento acerca dos aspectos mecânicos envolvidos na mobilização póstero-anterior, foi desenvolvido um dispositivo eletromecânico, para análise in vivo da rigidez segmentar póstero-anterior da coluna lombar. Tal aparato compõe-se essencialmente de um suporte de sustentação com dois graus de liberdade (x, y) integrado a um motoredutor de corrente contínua acoplado a um pino guia e fixo a uma maca especialmente adaptada. Permite o controle preciso da intensidade, direção e velocidade da força aplicada, além da mensuração da amplitude do deslocamento intervertebral. Os resultados demonstraram que o instrumento desenvolvido apresenta a possibilidade de uma análise quantitativa acurada, em termos de rigidez segmentar na coluna lombar, indicando um grau de confiabilidade significativo para os dados obtidos em testes de repetibilidade (ICC > 0,80). Foi demonstrado haver diferença estatisticamente significativa (p<0,05) entre os valores médios dos graus de rigidez dos níveis vertebrais analisados (LI, LII, LIII, LIV e LV) em 10 sujeitos avaliados. Deste modo, é importante que seja questionado o conceito da comparação do grau de rigidez entre os diferentes níveis vertebrais, num mesmo sujeito, para critério de diagnóstico. / Abstract: The posteroanterior motion test consists of a manual therapy technique to assess the range of motion and stiffness parameters of intervertebral joints in subjects with low back pain. Mechanically, it is defined as a three point bending loading. Although, has been described the technique procedure of the posteroanterior motion test, it is characterized by a subjective method of clinical analysis. In the quest to better understand concerning the mechanical aspects of posteroanterior motion test was developed a mechanical device for assessment the response of the lumbar spine to a posteroanterior pressure in vivo. Essentially, such apparatus is composed of a sustentation support with two degrees of freedom (x, y) fixed to a couch especially adapted and integrated to a continuous current motor and a guidance pin. It allows variables such as force, frequency of oscillation and displacement to be precisely controlled. The results demonstrated high reliability (ICC > 0,80) of the measures obtained in test and re-test. So, the instrument developed presents the prospect of an accuracy quantitative analysis of intervertebral posteroanterior stiffness in lumbar spine. There was statistically significant difference (p<0,05) amongst the means of stiffness coefficients of the vertebral levels analyzed (LI, LII, LIII, LIV and LV) in 10 subjects evaluated. Therefore, its is important to be questioned the concept of the comparison of stiffness in different vertebral levels in a same subject for diagnosis criterion. / Doutor

Orientador: Tamotsu Hirata / Banca: José Elias Tomazini / Banca: Luiz Fernando Costa Nascimento / Resumo: Um modelo fundamentado nos sistemas multicorpos, com sete corpos rígidos e oito corpos flexíveis, com três graus de liberdade para cada um dos corpos rígidos está sendo proposto. Os corpos rígidos são providos de inércia e os corpos flexíveis trabalham como juntas e não são providos de inércia. A solução numérica do modelo foi obtida com o método Runge-Kutta. Os parâmetros de influência, curvatura inicial da espinha lombar, posições dos centros geométricos das vértebras, tórax e da sacrum-pélvis, e o ponto de aplicação da força póstero-anterior (PA), foram obtidos de radiografia digital de cada paciente. O modelo foi simulado com dados de literaturas (obtidos de experimentos in vivo e em peças anatômicas). Os resultados foram satisfatórios do ponto de vista dos terapeutas e apresentam-se em conformidade com outros modelos propostos. O modelo oferece vantagem na aplicação individualizada a cada paciente pelos terapeutas, e foi construído com a metodologia de análise das forças aplicadas e suas reações diferentemente de outros modelos que apoiam-se nos métodos de análise das energias. O objetivo principal deste trabalho será o de avaliar o comportamento dinâmico do segmento lombar da coluna vertebral humana incluindo as massas do tórax e da pelve, por um modelo não-linear da rigidez viscoelástica estabelecido a partir da relação força-deslocamento obtida por experimentação in vivo. / Abstract: Evaluate a dynamic behavior of the human lumbar spine, with non-linear viscoelastic stiffness model followed by experimental data. Many of the techniques for the clinical treatment of dysfunction acting on lumber segments of the human spine have been based in the application of a postero anterior forces. Existing models to predict the state of lumber segments are restricted to evaluate general characteristic, furthermore, they use unrealistic boundary condition for its analysis. Periodic oscillatory posteroanterior forces were applied on each vertebra with initial lordotic curvature of the lumbar spine. A model is based on the multibody system of seven rigid bodies and eight deformable bodies representing human spine composed of thoratic, lumber and sacrum-pelvis segments. On each lumber were considered three degree of freedom(posterior - anterior, axial and flexion - extension). The rigid bodies are provided with inerti and the deformable bodies, wich would as joints with no inertia provided. Numerical solution of proposed model was solved with Ringe-Kutta methods. Parameter of influence, initial lordotic curvature, positions of the geometric centers of the vertebras, thorax and of the sacrum-pelvis, and point of application of the posteroanterior force (PA) were evaluated from x-ray image of patients. Nonlinear stiffness character introducedin the model affects the motion stability when periodic posteroanterior forces are applied to one vertebra. / Doutor

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:34:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-04-24Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:04:57Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 duque_lhm_dr_guara.pdf: 1861000 bytes, checksum: 826224c8ed71ff732f9aa6af40eab143 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Um modelo fundamentado nos sistemas multicorpos, com sete corpos rígidos e oito corpos flexíveis, com três graus de liberdade para cada um dos corpos rígidos está sendo proposto. Os corpos rígidos são providos de inércia e os corpos flexíveis trabalham como juntas e não são providos de inércia. A solução numérica do modelo foi obtida com o método Runge-Kutta. Os parâmetros de influência, curvatura inicial da espinha lombar, posições dos centros geométricos das vértebras, tórax e da sacrum-pélvis, e o ponto de aplicação da força póstero-anterior (PA), foram obtidos de radiografia digital de cada paciente. O modelo foi simulado com dados de literaturas (obtidos de experimentos in vivo e em peças anatômicas). Os resultados foram satisfatórios do ponto de vista dos terapeutas e apresentam-se em conformidade com outros modelos propostos. O modelo oferece vantagem na aplicação individualizada a cada paciente pelos terapeutas, e foi construído com a metodologia de análise das forças aplicadas e suas reações diferentemente de outros modelos que apoiam-se nos métodos de análise das energias. O objetivo principal deste trabalho será o de avaliar o comportamento dinâmico do segmento lombar da coluna vertebral humana incluindo as massas do tórax e da pelve, por um modelo não-linear da rigidez viscoelástica estabelecido a partir da relação força-deslocamento obtida por experimentação in vivo. / Evaluate a dynamic behavior of the human lumbar spine, with non-linear viscoelastic stiffness model followed by experimental data. Many of the techniques for the clinical treatment of dysfunction acting on lumber segments of the human spine have been based in the application of a postero anterior forces. Existing models to predict the state of lumber segments are restricted to evaluate general characteristic, furthermore, they use unrealistic boundary condition for its analysis. Periodic oscillatory posteroanterior forces were applied on each vertebra with initial lordotic curvature of the lumbar spine. A model is based on the multibody system of seven rigid bodies and eight deformable bodies representing human spine composed of thoratic, lumber and sacrum-pelvis segments. On each lumber were considered three degree of freedom(posterior - anterior, axial and flexion - extension). The rigid bodies are provided with inerti and the deformable bodies, wich would as joints with no inertia provided. Numerical solution of proposed model was solved with Ringe-Kutta methods. Parameter of influence, initial lordotic curvature, positions of the geometric centers of the vertebras, thorax and of the sacrum-pelvis, and point of application of the posteroanterior force (PA) were evaluated from x-ray image of patients. Nonlinear stiffness character introducedin the model affects the motion stability when periodic posteroanterior forces are applied to one vertebra.