Article
Pediatrics
Sara Fuentes, Jose Maria Pradillos-Serna, Mario Berlioz, Francisco Damian-Salamanca, Teresa Lorenzo, Erick Ardela-Diaz
Summary: The study found a significant positive correlation between the measurements obtained by a portable 3D scanner and traditional indexes for patients with different severity grades of pectus excavatum and controls. The Correction Index (CI) appeared to better differentiate between severity groups and controls, regardless of gender, age or severity. The findings suggest that 3D surface imaging is a feasible and appropriate method for assessing pectus excavatum patients, even with a small hand-held device.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mehlika Iscan, Burcu Kilic, Akif Turna, Mehmet Kamil Kaynak
Summary: The Nuss procedure can impact the thoracic spinal curvature in patients with pectus excavatum, potentially worsening thoracic scoliosis, especially in male patients, those with mild to moderate sternal torsion angle deformities, and those with a high preoperative Haller index. Patients undergoing this procedure should be closely monitored for timely diagnosis and management of scoliosis.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Tariq Abu-Tair, Salmai Turial, Ines Willershausen, Muhannad Alkassar, Gundula Staatz, Christoph Kampmann
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the improvement of estimating cardiopulmonary impairment in Pectus excavatum through MRI-derived cardiac lateralization in connection with the Haller and Correction Indices. The results showed a significant correlation between the heart's lateralization and the severity of pectus excavatum in PE patients. Modifying HI and CI indices based on the individual's pulmonary valve position increased sensitivity and specificity regarding reduced cardiac function.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Michaela Servi, Andrea Zulli, Yary Volpe, Rocco Furferi, Luca Puggelli, Antonio Messineo, Marco Ghionzoli, Flavio Facchini
Summary: The study introduces a new low-cost portable optical scanner named Thor 2.0, serving as a remote monitoring solution for pectus excavatum, allowing routine check-ups to be conducted remotely and used for treating PE patients. Usability tests confirmed the user-friendly nature of the devised system.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Andrea Sonaglioni, Gian Luigi Nicolosi, Roberta Trevisan, Michele Lombardo, Enzo Grasso, Gian Franco Gensini, Giuseppe Ambrosio
Summary: Chest wall deformities, particularly pectus excavatum, can negatively impact cardiac motion and function. The interpretation of echocardiography results may be influenced by these deformities. Studies have consistently shown impaired right ventricular function in pectus excavatum individuals, while the results for left ventricle function are conflicting. Surgical correction of the chest defect can lead to prompt recovery of left ventricular function. The severity of chest wall deformity is strongly associated with myocardial strain magnitude.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Carolyn E. Gosztyla, Mikael Petrosyan, Timothy Kane, Grace Ma, Sunil K. Valaparla, Robert McCarter, Dorothy Bulas, Jeffrey R. Lukish
Summary: The mini-Thoracic CT is an effective method for calculating the Haller index for children with pectus excavatum deformities. Compared to conventional low dose chest CT, the mini-CT strategy significantly reduces radiation exposure by 63% without impacting third-party authorizations or surgical outcomes.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Om Prakash Yadava, Shyam Kolvekar
Summary: The article highlights a conversation between two outstanding cardiac surgeons from India and the UK.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Acoustics
Andrea Sonaglioni, Gian Luigi Nicolosi, Marta Braga, Maria Cristina Villa, Claudio Migliori, Michele Lombardo
Summary: Abnormal chest wall conformation in infants with pectus excavatum may progressively impair myocardial strain parameters, possibly due to intraventricular dyssynchrony from compressive phenomena rather than intrinsic myocardial dysfunction.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tiffany J. Zens, Alejandra M. Casar Berazaluce, Todd M. Jenkins, William Hardie, Tarek Alsaied, Justin T. Tretter, Ryan Moore, Karla Foster, Robert J. Fleck, Rachel E. Hanke, Brandon E. Colvin, Aaron P. Garrison, Aimee Kraemer, Eric Crotty, Michael Taylor, Victor F. Garcia, Rebeccah L. Brown
Summary: The severity of pectus excavatum is associated with ventricular systolic dysfunction, which can also impact exercise tolerance.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Optics
Sebastien Marbach, Remy Claveau, Fangting Wang, Jesse Schiffler, Paul Montgomery, Manuel Flury
Summary: Fourier analysis of interferograms captured in white light interference microscopy is proposed for simultaneous local spectral and topographic measurements at high spatial resolution. The technique provides key information on local sample properties, enabling precise identification of different materials at a local scale of 1 micron. The recovered spectral information can be further used for improving topography measurements, particularly for samples combining dielectric and conducting materials.
Article
Pediatrics
Gaston Bellia-Munzon, Daniela Sanjurjo, Luzia Toselli, Maxroxia Vallee, Gaston Elmo, Marcelo Martinez-Ferro
Summary: A new index called Titanic index (TI) was proposed to evaluate the cephalocaudal extent of pectus excavatum deformities and its clinical use. The study found significant correlations between TI and Haller index (HI) and Correction index (CI). Additionally, TI showed advantages in predicting the number of implants needed for MIRPE surgery.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Hui Wang, Wei Liu, Dong-Ying Zhang, Wen-Yue Si, Qing-Lin Yang, Lian-Wei Lu, Feng-Hua Wang, Le Li, Qi Wang, Hui-Min Xia
Summary: The study analyzed 722 chest CT images and found that the STI as a novel deformity severity assessment index showed high diagnostic value and stability in the diagnosis of pectus excavatum, with comparable discrimination ability to the standard CTI.
TRANSLATIONAL PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Marc-Samir Guillot, Aymeric Rouchaud, Charbel Mounayer, Jeremy Tricard, Alexis Belgacem, Emilie Auditeau, Olivier Omraam, Laurent Fourcade, Quentin Ballouhey
Summary: The study compared the feasibility of assessing pectus deformities using CT and MRI, finding a strong correlation and concordance between indices derived from MRI and 3D scanning with CT results, confirming that MRI and 3D scanning can be used as alternatives to CT for evaluation in clinical practice.
INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Tian Chen, Chenghao Chen, Qi Zeng, Yan Zhang, Jinghua Jiao, Xu Zhang, Na Zhang, Jie Yu
Summary: The study demonstrates that caliper-based external measurements are a feasible method for assessing the severity of pectus excavatum, showing strong correlations and consistency with internal imaging examination results. The diagnostic values are comparable, highlighting the importance of this method in screening patients for surgical intervention and monitoring the progression of PE severity.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Alexis Belgacem, Jeremy Tricard, Alexandre Dutoit, Celine Grosos, Emilie Auditeau, Mathilde Casson Masselin, Laurent Fourcade, Quentin Ballouhey
Summary: This study aimed to explore the correlation between HI, external depth of protrusion, and EHI for PE and PC, and to assess the variation in HI during the first year of non-operative treatment for pectus deformities in children. A total of 118 patients were evaluated and excellent treatment results were observed as early as the sixth month for both PE and PC. There was a strong correlation between HI determined by MRI and EHI determined by 3D scanning for both PE and PC.
INTERDISCIPLINARY CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY
(2023)
