Demonstration of vertebral and disc mechanical torsion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using three-dimensional MR imaging

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-129

  Birchall, Daniel ^a   Hughes, David ^b   Gregson, Barbara ^a   Williamson, Brad ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Idiopathic scoliosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rotation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TORSION; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ROTATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; TORSION;

EID: 16344395718     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0705-5     Document Type: Article

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