Variations of the soft tissue thicknesses external to the ribs in pectus excavatum patients

Background: Surgical repair of pectus excavatum (PE) has become more popular due to improvements in the minimally invasive Nuss procedure. The pre-surgical assessment of PE patients requires Computerized Tomography (CT), as the malformation characteristics vary from patient to patient. Objective: Th...

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Main Author: Rodrigues, Pedro L. (author)
Other Authors: Direito-Santos, Bruno (author), Moreira, António H.J. (author), Fonseca, Jaime C. (author), Pinho, A.C.M. (author), F. Rodrigues, Nuno (author), Henriques-Coelho, Tiago (author), Correia-Pinto, Jorge (author), Vilaça, João L. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
pectus excavatum
nuss procedure
computed tomography scan
radiation exposure
image processing
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11110/811
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ciencipca.ipca.pt:11110/811

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http://hdl.handle.net/11110/811

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