A detailed morphologic and functional magnetic resonance imaging study of the craniocervical junction in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1667-1674

  Chu, Winnie C W ^a   Man, Gene C W ^a   Lam, Wynnie W M ^a   Yeung, Benson H Y ^a   Chau, Wai Wang ^a   Ng, Bobby K W ^a   Lam, Tsz Ping ^a   Lee, Kwong Man ^a   Cheng, Jack C Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Cerebellar tonsil; Cerebrospinal fluid; Foramen magnum; Magnetic resonance imaging; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; ATLAS; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL BONE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SCOLIOSIS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 34447306017     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318074d539     Document Type: Article

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