Table 2 Accuracy of CBCT-modeled cervical spine vertebrae across functional E–F position models relative to a neutral position model.

From: Validation and application of a novel in vivo cervical spine kinematics analysis technique

Posture

Level

Average distance

Maximum distance

Standard deviation

Angular prediction

Mean deviation

Mean absolute deviation

 + 

 + 

Flexion

C1

0.02

0.21

0.22

− 0.19

3.20

− 2.90

0.31

0.10

C2

0.01

0.18

0.17

− 0.19

2.23

− 2.63

0.24

0.05

C3

0.02

0.18

0.16

− 0.20

1.84

− 2.08

0.22

0.10

C4

0.02

0.21

0.19

− 0.23

1.96

− 2.12

0.24

0.10

C5

0.03

0.18

0.16

− 0.22

1.38

− 2.31

0.22

0.14

C6

0.00

0.19

0.19

− 0.19

1.92

− 2.56

0.25

0.00

C7

0.04

0.38

0.42

− 0.34

3.62

− 3.39

0.67

0.20

Extension

C1

0.01

0.19

0.18

− 0.20

2.85

− 3.35

0.31

0.05

C2

0.00

0.13

0.13

− 0.13

1.90

− 2.19

0.19

0.00

C3

0.02

0.09

0.11

− 0.07

1.76

− 2.10

0.16

0.10

C4

0.02

0.09

0.11

− 0.07

1.34

− 1.32

0.14

0.10

C5

0.02

0.11

0.12

− 0.09

1.97

− 1.56

0.15

0.10

C6

0.01

0.12

0.12

− 0.11

2.48

− 2.50

0.18

0.05

C7

0.02

0.21

0.22

− 0.19

3.20

− 2.90

0.31

0.10

  1. Units, mm, °.