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. 2020 Jun 19;4(3):413–421. doi: 10.1016/j.jseint.2020.05.004

Table II.

Overview of the inclusion criteria to ensure quality of the CT scans and patient's metadata

Inclusion parameter Inclusion criteria
Visible anatomies Visible shoulder girdle: AC-CC joint, clavicle, humerus, and scapula
Only complete, intact bones, and joints: no present or previous bone fracture; no disrupted ligaments; and no bone deformations.
Side Left and/or right sides
Ethnicity/region of origin The data set must refer to a representative demography of institution's situated region, that is, the origin of patients should match with institution's location
Gender Male and female
Age Between 22 and 75 yr
Year of birth After 1940
Height Range from 145 to 190 cm
CT data requirements Preferred slice thickness ≤1 mm. Available CT data should be examined for acceptable quality, if the slice thickness of existing data is greater than the preferred value
Increment ≤ thickness of slices
Patient position: arms adjacent to the body, patient supine

CT, computed tomography; AC, acromioclavicular; CC, coracoclavicular.