Reliability of 2 Smartphone Applications for Cobb Angle Measurement in Scoliosis.
Clin Orthop Surg
; 13(1): 67-70, 2021 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
As mobile technology has evolved, smartphone applications have been used for radiographic angle measurements in daily clinical practice. This study aimed to assess the reliability of 2 smartphone applications (iPinPoint and Cobbmeter) in measuring scoliosis Cobb angles compared with picture archiving and communication system (PACS) tools.METHODS:
Anteroposterior whole spinal digital radiographs of 50 patients were retrospectively analyzed. Four observers measured Cobb angles of predetermined major structural curves using the tools in the PACS software and 2 smartphone applications. The inter- and intraobserver reliabilty were measured using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC).RESULTS:
Very good interobserver agreement was seen with PACS, iPinPoint, and Cobbmeter measurements (ICC, 0.991, 0.980, and 0.991, respectively). Intraobserver reliability of the 4 observers was also very good for all techniques (ICC > 0.9 for all observers).CONCLUSIONS:
Both smartphone applications were reliable in measuring scoliosis Cobb angles, with reference to PACS tools. They may be useful when digital or manual mesurement tools are not available.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Escoliose
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Aplicativos Móveis
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Smartphone
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article