Lung function asymmetry in children with congenital and infantile scoliosis

Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 639-644

  Redding, Gregory ^a   Song, Kit ^a   Inscore, Steve ^b   Effmann, Eric ^a   Campbell, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cobb angle; Congenital scoliosis; Infantile scoliosis; Lung function; Lung perfusion

Indexed keywords

MACROSALB TC 99M; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SCOLIOSIS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PENTETATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 46149097680     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.04.020     Document Type: Article

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