Ultrasonographic assessment of magnetic growing rods overestimates the lengthening of the thoracic spine compared to radiographs in early-onset scoliotic patients.
Leonardo OggianoSergio De SalvatoreSergio SessaCloe CurriPier Francesco CosticiLaura RuzziniPublished in: International orthopaedics (2023)
This is the most extensive single-center study comparing US and X-ray data for MGRs in EOS patients. US overestimates thoracic spine elongation compared to X-ray. US elongation analysis could be appropriate in long thoracolumbar curves.
Keyphrases
- early onset
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- spinal cord
- high resolution
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- late onset
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported
- deep learning
- dual energy
- artificial intelligence
- molecularly imprinted
- optical coherence tomography
- cone beam computed tomography