Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 1043-1049 , November 2010

Dynamic measurement of lumbar curvature using fibre-optic sensors

  • Jonathan M. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Life Sciences, Roehampton University, Holybourne Avenue, SW15 4JD, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 020 8392 3539; fax: +44 020 8392 3531.
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  • Inam Haq

      Affiliations

    • Mayfield House, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, University of Brighton, BN1 9PX, United Kingdom
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  • Raymond Y. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Life Sciences, Roehampton University, Holybourne Avenue, SW15 4JD, United Kingdom

Received 11 February 2010 ,Revised 2 July 2010 ,Accepted 8 July 2010.

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PII: S1350-4533(10)00147-5

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.07.005

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 1043-1049 , November 2010

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