Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound imaging for quantitative assessment of frontal cobb angles in patients with idiopathic scoliosis – a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 222 - 14
• Main Authors: Kwan, Cheuk-Kin, Young, James Haley, Lai, Jeff Ching-Hei, Lai, Kelly Ka-Lee, Yang, Kenneth Guang-Pu, Hung, Alec Lik-Hang, Chu, Winnie Chiu-Wing, Lau, Adam Yiu-Chung, Lee, Tin-Yan, Cheng, Jack Chun-Yiu, Zheng, Yong-Ping, Lam, Tsz-Ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 05.03.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis; Care and treatment; Diagnosis; Examinations; Health aspects; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Meta-analysis; Physiological aspects; Quality control; Radiation; Radiography; Reproducibility of Results; Scoliosis; Scoliosis - diagnostic imaging; Software; Systematic Review; Teenagers; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography - methods; Ultrasound; Ultrasound imaging; Validity; Youth; Hong Kong, China; Scoliosis; Ultrasound; Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Measurement of Cobb angle in the frontal plane from radiographs is the gold standard of quantifying spinal deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). As a radiation free alternative, ultrasonography (USG) for quantitative measurement of frontal cobb angles has been reported. However, a syst...