MRI characteristics of the neurocentral synchondrosis

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 811-816

  Rajwani, T ^a   Bhargava, R ^a   Moreau, M ^a   Mahood, J ^a   Raso, V J ^a   Jiang, H ^a   Bagnall, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Neurocentral synchondrosis; Scoliosis; Vertebrae

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INFANT; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; THORACIC SPINE; TISSUE GROWTH; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0036935380     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0771-y     Document Type: Article

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