A method for sonographic counting of the lower vertebral bodies in newborns and infants.
作者信息
Beek F J, van Leeuwen M S, Bax N M, Dillon E H, Witkamp T D, van Gils A P
机构信息
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
出版信息
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1994 Mar;15(3):445-9.
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.
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