Quantitative imaging of the spine in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: shifting the paradigm from diagnostic to comprehensive prognostic evaluation.
Saba PashaChamith R RajapaskeRavinder ReddyBassel DieboPatrick KnottBrandon C JonesDushyant KumarWinnie ZhuEdmond LouNadav ShapiraPeter NoelVictor Ho-FungDiego JaramilloPublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2021)
The presented imaging modalities can provide a wide spectrum of quantifiable information relevant to development and progression of the spinal deformity. Clinical application of these technologies can change the paradigm in clinical assessment of the pediatric scoliosis by improving our understanding of the pathogenesis of the idiopathic scoliosis.