New Software Labels Patients' Vertebrae before Spine Surgery (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

New Software Labels Patients' Vertebrae before Spine Surgery

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LevelCheck software clearly labels each vertebra in this X-ray image taken just before a patient's spinal surgery. Note the pin to the left of L3. L and S stand for the lumbar and sacral regions of the spine, respectively.

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The I-STAR Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University

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