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. 1994 Mar;15(3):445-9.

A method for sonographic counting of the lower vertebral bodies in newborns and infants

F J Beek  1 , M S van Leeuwen, N M Bax, E H Dillon, T D Witkamp, A P van Gils
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A method for sonographic counting of the lower vertebral bodies in newborns and infants

F J Beek et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1994 Mar.

Abstract

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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