Three-dimensional imaging and machine learning system for identifying bony landmarks used in developing treatment protocols

1 . A method for treating the spine of a patient, the method comprising:

capturing, by an imaging system comprising at least a three-dimensional camera, electronic imaging data of at least the head and shoulder of the patient, the electronic imaging data including images collected during rotation and tilting of the head and shoulders of the patient;

determining, by a processor in electronic communication with the imaging system, values representing rotational and tilt data of the head and shoulders from the electronic imaging data captured by the imaging system;

storing the determined values representing the rotational and tilt data of the head and shoulder in a memory that is in electronic communication with the three-dimensional camera and the processor;

determining, by the processor, alignment data of one or more of cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine of the patient by analyzing the values stored in the memory to output alignment data comprising the alignment of one or more of cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine of the patient;

storing a spinal treatment protocol in a database, the spinal treatment protocol comprising amplitude and frequency data based on the alignment output data;

retrieving the spinal treatment protocol from the database; and

treating the spine of the patient by operating a sinusoidal impulse treatment device comprising a stylus to apply sinusoidal wave therapy to the patient via the stylus, the sinusoidal impulse treatment device being operated at an amplitude and frequency selected based on the alignment output data.

2 . The method for treating the spine of the patient of claim 1 , further comprising capturing, by the imaging system electronic imaging data of the hips of the patient, the electronic imaging data including images collected during rotation and tilting of the hips of the patient.

3 . The method for treating the spine of the patient of claim 1 , wherein the impulse treatment device comprises a stylus and wherein a treatment vector is input into the impulse treatment device defining an orientation of the stylus in the impulse treatment device in relation to a position of the patient.

4 . The method for treating the spine of the patient of claim 1 , wherein the rotational and tilt data comprises at least values representing maximum left and right rotational data of the shoulder and a range of motion thereof.

5 . The method for treating the spine of the patient of claim 4 , wherein the rotational data is an angle of rotation calculated by the processor.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising capturing two-dimensional face detection image data.

7 . A system for treating the spine of a patient, the system comprising:

an imaging sub-system comprising at least a three-dimensional camera for capturing electronic imaging data of at least the head and shoulder of the patient, the electronic imaging data configured for capturing images collected during rotation and tilting of the head and shoulders of the patient;

a processor in electronic communication with the imaging sub-system for determining values representing rotational and tilt data of the head and shoulders from the electronic imaging data captured by the imaging sub-system;

memory for storing the determined values representing the rotational and tilt data of the head and shoulder, the memory being in electronic communication with the three-dimensional camera and the processor;

the processor causing computation of alignment data of one or more of cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine of the patient by analyzing the values stored in the memory to output alignment data comprising the alignment of one or more of cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine of the patient; and

a database for storing a spinal treatment protocol, the spinal treatment protocol comprising amplitude and frequency data based on the alignment output data,

the spinal treatment protocol stored in the database based on the alignment output data, and comprising an amplitude and frequency of a sinusoidal wave using a sinusoidal impulse treatment device for applying to the patient based on data retrieved from the impulse treatment device protocol.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the imaging system is configured to capture electronic imaging data of the hips of the patient, the electronic imaging data including images collected during rotation and tilting of the hips of the patient.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the impulse treatment device comprises a stylus and wherein a treatment vector is input into the impulse treatment device defining an orientation of the stylus in the impulse treatment device in relation to a position of the patient.

10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor is for computing rotational and tilt data from at least values representing maximum left and right rotational data of the shoulder and a range of motion thereof.

11 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor is for computing rotational data that is an angle of rotation.

12 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the imaging sub-system further comprises a two-dimensional camera for capturing two-dimensional face image data.