Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Columna Vertebralis Images of Elite Male Weightlifters Taken by a Multi-Detector Computerized Tomography (MDCT)

Abstract

Three-dimensional reconstruction of columna vertebralis ımages of elite male weightlifters taken by a multidetector computerized tomography (MDCT). Int. J. Morphol., 32(4):1184-1189, 2014. SUMMARY:This study aims to carry out a comparative study on the vertebral structure of the elite male weightlifters and the sedentary group (control group) by obtaining three-dimensional data and models by means of photogrammetry from the columna vertebralis sections taken by MDCT. The columna vertebralis of the 8 male weightlifters and 8 sedentary individuals (control group) was scanned with a high-definition diagnostic MDCT device during the study. The demographic findings suggest no difference in both the weightlifters and the sedentary individual. The 2D axial images in DICOM format were burnt on CDs and then copied on a PC on which 3D-Doctor 4.0, which is a 3D modelling program had already been installed. The reconstruction was carried out with the 3D rendering component of the program. All the data were automatically measured by the abovementioned program and the statistical analyses were determined with a -t test by SPSS 15. Considering the statistical results of the Columna vertebralis, only in the length of Pars lumbaris some statistically considerable differences (p<0.05) were observed between the vertebras L3-L5 in the elite male weightlifters and the sedentary individuals. Therefore, concluding from the idea that these techniques and the three-dimensional reconstruction procedures should be put into practice in the field of sports medicine, the substructure works that will be carried out on weightlifters by means of MDCT are thought to be supported by these studies.

Determination of sex-related differences based on 3D reconstruction of the chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) vertebral column from MDCT scans

“…In previous studies, measurements were taken from magnetic resonance (MR) images of the thoracic (Goh et al 2000) and lumbar vertebrae (Sevinc et al 2008) in humans, and differences in terms of age and sex were determined morphometrically. 3D reconstructions of MDCT images of the vertebral columns of elite weight-lifters were investigated to identify differences with a sedentary group, and the variations occurring in the vertebral column were also described (Ince 2010). Regional developments of the vertebral column in the rat (Rattus norvegicus) were studied by Bergman et al (2006), doi: 10.17221/19/2015 and 3D reconstruction of CT images was used for morphological investigation in the Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta; Valente et al 2007).…”