TokenSTFormer: A Tokenized Spatial-temporal Attention Model for Holistic Motion Analysis in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Screening

Abstract:Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a prevalent spinal deformity in adolescents that, if left untreated, can result in severe health outcomes. Traditional screening methods are limited by subjective interpretation, reliance on professional expertise and low scalability. To address these challenges, we present ScoliGait dataset, which comprises 1,516 gait video clips paired with corresponding X-ray records. We also introduce TokenSTFormer, a novel model that tokenizes spatial and temporal semantics to enhance feature representation and convergence. Our model achieves state-of-the-art performance, surpassing vanilla Vision Transformer encoder across key metrics, including accuracy of 0.79. This study highlights the potential of leveraging holistic motion features derived from gait video and attention-based models for scalable, cost-effective AIS screening, paving the way for future clinical applications in scoliosis detection.

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Machine Learning (cs.LG)

arXiv:2608.16122 [cs.CV]

(or arXiv:2608.16122v1 [cs.CV] for this version)

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