Radiographic evaluation of scoliosis: Review

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 194, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Malfair, David ^a   Flemming, Anne K ^a   Dvorak, Marcel F ^a   Munk, Peter L ^a   Vertinsky, Alexandra T ^a   Heran, Manraj K ^a   Graeb, Doug A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deformity; MRI; Radiography; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BRACE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DECISION MAKING; DEGENERATIVE SCOLIOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROMUSCULAR SCOLIOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; SPINE MALFORMATION; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTURAL BALANCE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77749252419     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.7145     Document Type: Review

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