Digital radiographic measurement of the atlantodental interval in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-26

  Douglas, Tania S ^a,c   Sanders, Virginia ^a   Machers, Sven ^a   Pitcher, Richard ^b   Van As, Arjan B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ADI; Atlantodental interval; Digital measurement; Digital radiography

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ATLANTODENTAL INTERVAL; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPINE POSITION;

AXIS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33846000675     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000242443.42176.67     Document Type: Article

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