Does the shape of the L5 vertebral body depend on the height of CT slices in the pedicle? Evaluation of the shape of the L5 vertebral body with a multicut CT scan

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Alfonso, Matias ^a   Palacio, Patricia ^b   Bastarrika, Gorka ^a   Villas, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b CS Rochapea   (Spain)

Author keywords

L5 vertebra; Morphometry; Vertebral shape

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICAL BONE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37649008179     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31815e62cc     Document Type: Article

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