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Lung microstructure in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis before and after posterior spinal fusion

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is associated with decreased respiratory quality of life and impaired diaphragm function. Recent hyperpolarized helium (HHe) MRI studies show alveolarization continues throughout adolescence, and mechanical forces are known to impact alveolarization. We therefor...

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Autores principales: Thomen, Robert P., Woods, Jason C., Sturm, Peter F., Jain, Viral, Walkup, Laura L., Higano, Nara S., Quirk, James D., Varisco, Brian M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7544066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33031412
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240265