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Linear growth of the thoracic spine in chest roentgenograms from birth to 16 years

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The length of the thoracic spine was measured in chest roentgenograms of 331 children from birth to 16 years and standards for thoracic spine length in this age group were obtained.

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  1. The Medical Computing Resources Center of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Joan S. Reisch Ph.D.

  2. Department of Radiology, Children's Medical Center, 1935 Motor Street, 75235, Dallas, TX, USA

    Guido Currarino M.D. & Bernita Williams M.D.

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  1. Guido Currarino M.D.
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Currarino, G., Williams, B. & Reisch, J.S. Linear growth of the thoracic spine in chest roentgenograms from birth to 16 years. Skeletal Radiol 15, 628–630 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00349858

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