title: Linear growth of the thoracic spine in chest roentgenograms from birth to 16 years.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development