The validity of sacral ratios to identify sacral abnormalities

BJU International

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 540-544

  Warne, Stephanie A ^a   Godley, M L ^b   Owens, C M ^c   Wilcox, D T ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sacral abnormality; Sacral agenesis; Sacral ratio; Spinal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; BONE DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFANT; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; SACRUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SACRUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038028758     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2003.04114.x     Document Type: Article

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