Pectus excavatum is the most common chest wall deformity in children. The central portion
of the chest is displaced posteriorly relative to the remainder of the anterior chest wall …

We present an automatic method for assessment of pectus excavatum severity based on an
optical 3-D markerless shape measurement. A four-directional measurement system based …

Pectus excavatum, the most common pectus deformity, varies in severity and has been
associated with cardiopulmonary impairment and psychological distress. Since its initial …

A thoracic index is a formula used to qualify or quantify a thoracic deformity and in some
cases, to define strategies within treatment. It is also a diagnostic tool used historically to …

OBJECTIVE. We sought to explore whether patients with pectus excavatum have
exaggerated interventricular dependence and to evaluate the impact of the malformation …

Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common abnormality of the thoracic cage, whose severity
is evaluated by extracting three indices (Haller, correction and asymmetry) from computed …

Pectus excavatum (PE) is a common congenital sternal malformation disease that
significantly impacts the physical and psychological well-being of affected individuals …

Pectus excavatum (PE) is one of the most common chest wall defects. Accurate assessment
of PE deformities is critical for effective surgical intervention. Index-based evaluations have …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the degree of sternal
depression on the cardiac rotation of pectus excavatum as depicted with helical CT …

We aimed to implement a fully automatic computed tomography (CT) image-detection
programming algorithm as a pectus excavatum (PE) diagnostic tool, facilitating …