Clinical Experience - Scoliosis

Scan your Scoliosis Patient Radiation Free
Using your MRI and DynaWell.

DynaWell can offer an alternative to X-Ray for patients with Scoliosis. By using the Lumbar Spine Compression device you can achieve almost identical results as if the patient is standing up in an X-Ray.

Standing posteroanterior radiograph (left) of a lumbar curve and supine MRI with axial loading (right) of the same curve.

Supine MRI picturing a lumbar scoliosis before (left) and after (right) applying axial load.

A Selection of Current Publications with DynaWell L-Spine:

Knott P, Mardjetko S M, Kim R, Cotter T, Techy F, Rollet M
“Comparing axial loaded MRI to standing radiographs in the evaluation of AIS”
Scoliosis 2010, 5(Suppl 1):O12doi:10.1186/1748-7161-5-S1-O1, Sept 10, 2010

PT Knott*, SM Mardjetko, R Kim, N Trznadel and J Huang
“The use of axial loaded MRI in place of radiographs for surveillance of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: one practice's experience and recommendations”
Scoliosis 2009, 4(Suppl 2):O20 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-4-S2-O20, December 14, 2009

Wessberg P, Danielsson B, Willén J
”Comparison of Cobb angles in idiopathic scoliosis on standing radiographs and supine axially loaded MRI”
SPINE 31(26) 3039-3044, December 15, 2006

Danielson B, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2004
“Axial loading at MRI in assessment of Cobb angles in idiopathic scoliosis”
Presentation at RSNA, 2004 (abstract available)