Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis may not be associated with brain abnormalities

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 941-946

  Lee, Jung Sub ^a   Kim, Seong Jang ^a   Suh, Kuen Tak ^a   Kim, In Joo ^a   Kim, Yong Ki ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

18F FDG PET; AIS; SPAM; SPM

Indexed keywords

18F-FDG-PET; ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; AIS; BRAIN ABNORMALITIES; BRAIN AREAS; BRAIN VOLUME; CONTROL GROUPS; F-FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEALTHY CONTROLS; MEAN AGES; NORMAL CONTROLS; SPAM; SPM; STATISTICAL PARAMETRIC MAPPING; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; GLUCOSE; INTERNET; METABOLISM; SPAMMING;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOLINIUM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; SCOLIOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SCOLIOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 70350005084     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850903104161     Document Type: Article

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