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The main objectives were to assess the effectiveness of the treatment during the first year and to compare the HI determined by MRI to the EHI evaluated with 3D scanning and external measurements. The HI determined by MRI was compared to the EHI evaluated with 3D scanning and external measurements at M0 and M12.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 118 patients (80 PE and 38 PC) had been referred for pectus deformity. Of these, 79 met the inclusion criteria (median age 13.7\u2009years, 8.6\u201317.8). There was a statistically significant difference in the external measurements of the depth for PE between M0 and M12: 23.0\u2009\u00b1\u20097.2 vs 13.8\u2009\u00b1\u20096.1\u2009mm, respectively, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05, and for PC 31.1\u2009\u00b1\u200910.6 vs 16.7\u2009\u00b1\u20098.9\u2009mm, respectively, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01. During this first year of treatment, the reduction in the external measurement increased more rapidly for PE compared with PC. We found a strong correlation between the HI by MRI and the EHI by 3D scanning for PE (Pearson coefficient\u2009=\u20090.910, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001) and for PC (Pearson coefficient\u2009=\u20090.934, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). A correlation between the EHI by 3D scanning and the external measurements by profile gauge was found for PE (Pearson coefficient\u2009=\u20090.663, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001) but not for PC.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Excellent results were observed as soon as the sixth month for both PE and PC. Measurement of protrusion is a reliable monitoring tool at clinical consultation but caution is required for PC as it does not appear to be correlated to the HI by MRI.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/icvts\/ivad093","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,9]],"date-time":"2023-06-09T18:16:04Z","timestamp":1686334564000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Efficiency of non-operative management for pectus deformities in children using an X-ray-free protocol"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"36","author":[{"given":"Alexis","family":"Belgacem","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Surgery, Limoges University Hospital , Limoges, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"J\u00e9r\u00e9my","family":"Tricard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, Limoges University Hospital , Limoges, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandre","family":"Dutoit","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Visceral Surgery, Limoges University Hospital , Limoges, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"C\u00e9line","family":"Grosos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Surgery, Limoges University Hospital , Limoges, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emilie","family":"Auditeau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"INSERM, Univ. 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