ABSTRACT Introduction: The revised Ghent nosology presents the classical features of
Marfan syndrome. However, behind its familiar face, Marfan syndrome hides less well …

Scoliosis before the age of 5 years is referred to as early-onset scoliosis (EOS). While
causes may vary, EOS can potentially affect respiratory function and lung development as …

Background: Quantitative regional assessment of thoracic function would enable clinicians
to better understand the regional effects of therapy and the degree of deviation from …

Background Available methods to quantify regional dynamic thoracic function in thoracic
insufficiency syndrome (TIS) are limited. Purpose To evaluate the use of quantitative …

Purpose To investigate free-breathing thoracic bright-blood four-dimensional (4D) dynamic
MRI (dMRI) to characterize aeration of parenchymal lung tissue in healthy children and …

Thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS) was described in 2003 as the inability of the thorax to
support normal respiration or lung growth. TIS includes a broad and disparate group of …

Growing rods treatment successfully controls the deformity while preserving the growth of
spine and thorax, despite high complication rates. Magnetically controlled systems are …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to discuss advances in imaging and diagnosis of
skeletal dysplasias. CONCLUSION. Skeletal dysplasias are a heterogeneous group of …

Although critical for development of novel therapies, understanding altered lung function in
disease models is challenging because the transport and diffusion of gases over short …

Objective Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an ultra-rare genetic disorder in
which heterotopic bone forms in the soft tissues. This often occurs in response to injury or …