Scoliosis circa 2000: Radiologic imaging perspective. I. Diagnosis and pretreatment evaluation

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 591-605

  Oestreich, Alan E ^a   Young, Lionel W ^b   Poussaint, Tina Young ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diastematomyelia; Imaging; Scoliosis; Spine abnormalities; Spine surgery; Vertebral column

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; SCOLIOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031766966     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050445     Document Type: Review

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