Citation: Wei-wei Jiang, Xin-xin Zhong, Guang-quan Zhou, Qiu Guan, Yong-ping Zheng, Sheng-yong Chen. An automatic measurement method of spinal curvature on ultrasound coronal images in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis[J]. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 2020, 17(1): 776-788. doi: 10.3934/mbe.2020040
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