CT Morphometric Analysis of Ossification Centres in the Fetal Th12 Vertebra
This study provides the first comprehensive CT-based normative data for the ossification centers of the fetal Th12 vertebra in the second and early third trimesters. The presented linear growth models and reference values may assist anatomists, radiologists, obstetricians, and pediatric spine surgeons in estimating fetal age, and in the prenatal and postnatal assessment of congenital spinal anomalies, especially at the thoracolumbar junction. Further research on larger and broader gestational cohorts is warranted to validate and extend these findings.
Authors
- Beata Zwierko
- Agnieszka Rogalska
- Zofia Dzięcioł-Anikiej (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5139-2321)
- Michał Kułakowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1979-849X)
- Stanisław Orkisz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8526-2311)
- Sara Kierońska-Siwak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0290-0822)
- Karol Elster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1894-2835)
- Mariusz Baumgart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5736-5348)
- Magdalena Grzonkowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6894-5380)
Institutions
- Medical University of Białystok (PL)
- Medical University of Warsaw (PL)
- Nicolaus Copernicus University (PL)
- Changsha Normal University (CN)
- Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Sciences
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15111138
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00