A method for sonographic counting of the lower vertebral bodies in newborns and infants.
| Autor: | Beek FJ; Department of Radiology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands., van Leeuwen MS, Bax NM, Dillon EH, Witkamp TD, van Gils AP |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology [AJNR Am J Neuroradiol] 1994 Mar; Vol. 15 (3), pp. 445-9. |
| Abstrakt: | Purpose: To determine whether the lumbosacral junction of the vertebral column can be identified with sonography in newborns and infants and thus serve as a method for counting the lumbar and sacral vertebral bodies. Methods: In 32 newborns and infants, the number of ossified vertebral bodies distal to the lumbosacral junction was counted with sonography and radiography. Results: Sonographic and radiographic findings agreed in 29 of 32 examinations (91%). Conclusions: The lordotic transition at the lumbosacral junction can be identified with sonography in the majority of newborns and infants, allowing intraspinal structures to be related to a specific vertebral level. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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