Publications by authors named "Linda A Vachon"
There has been increasing interest in adjusting CT radiation dose data for patient body size. A method for automated computation of the abdominal effective diameter of a patient from a CT image has previously only been tested in adult patients. In this work, we tested the method on a set of 128 pediatric patients aged 0.
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- Sclerosing bone dysplasias are skeletal disorders characterized by the abnormal growth and accumulation of bone due to disruptions in osteoblast and osteoclast regulation.
- Several genetic mutations are linked to hereditary forms of these dysplasias, each resulting in different specific conditions like osteopetrosis and pyknodysostosis, which share common mechanisms and genetic defects.
- There are also nonhereditary dysplasias and acquired conditions that can mimic these disorders, making it essential to understand their radiologic features and clinical presentations for proper diagnosis.