A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO SPHERE FITTING METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THE HIP JOINT CENTER IN INFANTS USING MRI

Victoria Melendez; Tamara Chambers; Danny Charpentier; Vidyadhar Upasani; Christine Farnsworth; Victor A. Huayamave

doi:10.1115/IMECE2025-166714

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO SPHERE FITTING METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THE HIP JOINT CENTER IN INFANTS USING MRI

Victoria Melendez
, Tamara Chambers
, Danny Charpentier
, Vidyadhar Upasani
, Christine Farnsworth
, Victor A. Huayamave

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Rady Children's Hospital

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Biomedical and Biotechnology
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)	9780791889350
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2025-166714
State	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	ASME 2025 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2025 - Memphis, United States Duration: Nov 16 2025 → Nov 20 2025

Publication series

Name	ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volume	4-A

Conference

Conference	ASME 2025 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2025
Country/Territory	United States
City	Memphis
Period	11/16/25 → 11/20/25

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords

acetabulum
biomechanics
CT
femoral head
hip joint center
infants
MRI
pediatrics
sphere-fitting

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Melendez, V., Chambers, T., Charpentier, D., Upasani, V., Farnsworth, C., & Huayamave, V. A. (2025). A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO SPHERE FITTING METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THE HIP JOINT CENTER IN INFANTS USING MRI. In Biomedical and Biotechnology Article v004t07a007 (ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE); Vol. 4-A). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2025-166714

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO SPHERE FITTING METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THE HIP JOINT CENTER IN INFANTS USING MRI. / Melendez, Victoria; Chambers, Tamara; Charpentier, Danny et al.
Biomedical and Biotechnology. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025. v004t07a007 (ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE); Vol. 4-A).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Melendez, V, Chambers, T, Charpentier, D, Upasani, V, Farnsworth, C & Huayamave, VA 2025, A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO SPHERE FITTING METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THE HIP JOINT CENTER IN INFANTS USING MRI. in Biomedical and Biotechnology., v004t07a007, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE), vol. 4-A, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME 2025 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2025, Memphis, United States, 11/16/25. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2025-166714

Melendez V, Chambers T, Charpentier D, Upasani V, Farnsworth C, Huayamave VA. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO SPHERE FITTING METHODS FOR ESTIMATING THE HIP JOINT CENTER IN INFANTS USING MRI. In Biomedical and Biotechnology. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 2025. v004t07a007. (ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)). doi: 10.1115/IMECE2025-166714

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