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Haller index

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can cause the sternum to invert, thus increasing the index. In severe asymmetric cases, where the sternum dips below the level of the vertebra, the index can be a negative value.
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Khanna G, Jaju A, Don S, Keys T, Hildebolt CF (November 2010). "Comparison of Haller index values calculated with chest radiographs versus CT for pectus excavatum evaluation".
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are just as effective as CT scans for calculating the Haller index and recommend replacing CT scans with CXR to reduce radiation exposure in all but gross deformities.
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Haller JA, Kramer SS, Lietman SA (October 1987). "Use of CT scans in selection of patients for pectus excavatum surgery: a preliminary report".
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Mueller C, Saint-Vil D, Bouchard S (January 2008). "Chest x-ray as a primary modality for preoperative imaging of pectus excavatum".
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is the distance of the inside ribcage (at the level of maximum deformity or at the lower third of the sternum)
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Dore M, Triana Junco P, De La Torre C, Vilanova-Sánchez A, Bret M, Gonzalez G, et al. (January 2018).
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A normal Haller index should be about 2.5. Chest wall deformities such as
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of the transverse diameter (the horizontal distance of the inside of the
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is the distance between the sternal notch and vertebrae.
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Index


J. Alex Haller
chest
CT scan
ratio
ribcage
vertebrae
sternum
chest x-rays
pectus excavatum
Pectus carinatum
Nuss procedure
doi
10.1016/s0022-3468(87)80585-7
PMID
3681619
"How the Haller is measured. Departament of Cardiology and Pulmonology of the Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo – Thoracic Surgery Sector"
doi
10.1007/s00247-010-1681-z
PMID
20473605
S2CID
23984787
doi
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.06.017
PMID
26235532
doi
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.023
PMID

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