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Measurements were independently performed by an experienced radiologist, a radiology resident, and the AI software. A consensus between two senior experts established the ground truth. Lin\u2019s Concordance Correlation Coefficient (CCC), mean absolute error (MAE), ICC, and paired t-tests were used for statistical analysis. The AI software showed excellent agreement with human readers (CCC &gt; 0.9) and demonstrated lower MAE than the resident in Cobb angle and lumbar lordosis measurements but slightly underperformed in thoracic kyphosis and pelvic obliquity. Importantly, the AI significantly reduced analysis time compared to both the experienced radiologist and the resident (p &lt; 0.001). 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