Electromagnetic topographical technique of curve evaluation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 2006, Pages

  Knott, Patrick ^a   Mardjetko, Steven ^b   Nance, Dorinda ^b   Dunn, Megan ^b  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Curve assessment; Curve surveillance; Diagnosis; Non radiographic scoliosis assessment; Radiation exposure; Scoliosis progression; Scoliosis radiographs

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; THORACIC SPINE; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33751111955     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000245924.82359.ab     Document Type: Article

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