Reliability and accuracy of MRI scanogram in the evaluation of limb length discrepancy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 747-749

  Leitzes, Anne H ^a,c   Potter, Hollis G ^a   Amaral, Terry ^b   Marx, Robert G ^a   Lyman, Stephen ^a   Widmann, Roger F ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

CT scanogram; Limb length discrepancy; Radiographic scanogram

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CADAVER; CALIPER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 27544511425     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000173246.12184.a5     Document Type: Article

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