ArticleJOR spine2023
Three-dimensional ultrasonography could be a potential non-ionizing tool to evaluate vertebral rotation of subjects with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
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- Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound imaging for quantitative assessment of frontal cobb angles in patients with idiopathic scoliosis - a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
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- Bone-enhanced 3D ultrasound: a non-ionizing alternative for pediatric scoliosis assessment.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 · 2025Article
- Comparison of two ultrasound methods from ScolioscanEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Immediate Effects of the Schroth Method on Spinal Curvature and Paravertebral Muscle Activation in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
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- UltrasoundEuropean journal of translational myology · 2025Article
- Mobile device-based 3D scanning is superior to scoliometer in assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Spine deformity · 2025Article
- A Review of 3D Modalities Used for the Diagnosis of Scoliosis.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography is nonionizing and has been demonstrated to be a reliable tool for scoliosis assessment, including coronal and sagittal curvatures. It shows a great potential for axial vertebral rotation (AVR) evaluation, yet its validity and reliability need to be further demonstrated. Materials and Methods: Twenty patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) (coronal Cobb: 26.6 ± 9.1°) received 3D ultrasound scan for twice, 10 were scanned by the same operator, and the other 10 by different operators. EOS Bi-planar x-rays and 3D scan were conducted on another 29 patients on the same day. Two experienced 3D ultrasonographic researchers, with different experiences on AVR measurement, evaluated the 3D ultrasonographic AVR of the 29 patients (55 curves; coronal Cobb angle: 26.9 ± 11.3°). The gold standard AVR was determined from the 3D reconstruction of coronal and sagittal EOS radiographs. Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs), mean absolute difference (MAD), standard error measurements (SEM), and Bland-Altman's bias were reported to evaluate the intra-operator and inter-operator/rater reliabilities of 3D ultrasonography. The reliability of 3D ultrasonographic AVR measurements was further validated using inter-method with that of EOS. Results: ICCs for intra-operator and inter-operator/rater reliability assessment were all greater than 0.95. MAD, SEM, and bias for the 3D ultrasonographic AVRs were no more than 2.2°, 2.0°, and 0.5°, respectively. AVRs between both modalities were strongly correlated ( Conclusion: This study demonstrates that 3D ultrasonography is valid and reliable to evaluate AVR in AIS patients. 3D ultrasonography can be a potential tool for screening and following up subjects with AIS and evaluating the effectiveness of nonsurgical treatments.
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