Funnel Chest

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • Abnormalities of the chest wall in pediatric patients. 
  • An Evidence-Based Approach to Management of Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum. 
  • Anterior chest wall: frequency of anatomic variations in children. 
  • Assessment of potential confounders when imaging pectus excavatum with chest radiography alone. 
  • Complications after Ravitch versus Nuss repair of pectus excavatum: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) General Thoracic Surgery Database analysis. 
  • Defining the role of chest radiography in determining candidacy for pectus excavatum repair. 
  • Evaluation of pectus bar position and osseous bone formation. 
  • Imaging appearances of the sternum and sternoclavicular joints. 
  • Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure for pectus excavatum IV: FDA sponsored multicenter trial. 
  • Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure for pectus excavatum: I. Development, design, and simulations for feasibility and safety. 
  • Magnetic mini-mover procedure for pectus excavatum II: initial findings of a Food and Drug Administration-sponsored trial. 
  • Magnetic mini-mover procedure for pectus excavatum III: safety and efficacy in a Food and Drug Administration-sponsored clinical trial. 
  • Reply: To PMID 24582050. 
  • The case for using the correction index obtained from chest radiography for evaluation of pectus excavatum. 
  • The correction index: setting the standard for recommending operative repair of pectus excavatum.