@article{joshua2014radiological,
  title = {Radiological Indices for Chest in the Indian Population},
  author = {S .Allwyn Joshua and Lathika Shetty and   Vidyashambhava Pare and Sheela G Nayak and Roopa Sebastian},
  year = 2014,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/RADI/2014/145020/},
  journal = {Journal of Radiology Research and Practice},
  volume = 2014 (2014),
  pages = 11,
  doi = 10.5171/2014.145020,
  abstract = {The thoracic skeleton is an osteocartilaginous frame which creates space for the principal organs of respiration and circulation. The present study aims at measuring the internal thoracic dimensions with focus on the manubriosternal joint angulation in individuals of different age groups, and provides a baseline value for internationally accepted vertebral and Haller’s index in Indian population. Methods and material: 80 subjects with a chest considered to be morphologically normal on physical examination were studied. Non contrast Computed tomography images of chest were used to measure Manubriosternal joint angulation and internal dimensions like sterno-vertebral and transverse diameter. Results: Manubriosternal joint angulation in Pre-pubertal group had range of 160 to 168.90, and post pubertal group showed wider range of 154 to 1780. Radiological indices like vertebral index showed a range of 16.26 to 20 with a mean of 17.82 in pre-pubertal group, and post-pubertal group showed a wider range of 15.4 to 25 with 19.9. Haller’s index in pre-pubertal showed a negligible range with an average of 2.2, but the post-pubertal group showed an extensive range of 1.6 to 3.1 with average of 2.37. Sterno-vertebral distance in post pubertal group showed a mean of 100.4±17 (p},
  keywords = {Manubriosternal joint (MSJT); Chest wall; Sterno-vertebral distance (sv); Haller’s index (HI); Pectus deformity.},
  note = Article ID: 145020
}