Assessment of curve progression on children with idiopathic scoliosis using ultrasound imaging method.
Rui ZhengDoug HillDouglas HeddenMarc MoreauSarah SouthonEdmond H M LouPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2018)
The ultrasound imaging method can be applied to identify curve progression in children with IS. Four degree is the preferred threshold value to detect the curve which had progressed, since it also had the lower rate of undetected progressed cases (false negatives).
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