The Spinal Curvature of Three Different Sitting Positions Analysed in an Open MRI Scanner
Figure 2
(a) The coordinate system (red arrows) and the quadrangle built by the two endplates and the ventral and dorsal margins of the vertebral body (yellow straight lines) to determine the coordinates of the vertebral midpoints (red stars). (b) The wedge angles of the intervertebral discs (, , …) and the lordotic angle α.
