Monitoring curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, assessment of the diagnostic performance of rasterstereography in brace-treated and untreated patients

Rasterstereography and scoliometer measurements both showed poor and moderate sensitivity in detecting curve progression in brace-treated and non-braced AIS patients, respectively. This suggests that rasterstereography should not be used to monitor curve progression among AIS patients to reduce their exposure to radiation, particularly among brace-treated patients. Presents results adds to ongoing debates about surface topography's role in AIS monitoring, particularly for braced patients where torso shape changes may confound measurements. Although rasterstereography and scoliometer lacks sufficient sensitivity to serve as a standalone monitoring tool, these results identify untreated patients as the most promising target population for future technological refinements of surface topography.