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Cardiothoracic surgery

the ratio of transverse chest width to the distance from sternum to spine on CT, used to grade pectus excavatum severity.

In cardiothoracic surgery, Haller index refers to the ratio of transverse chest width to the distance from sternum to spine on CT, used to grade pectus excavatum severity. This meaning comes from Haller (1987) in Journal of Pediatric Surgery.[1]

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Haller, J. A., Kramer, S. S., & Lietman, S. A. (1987). Use of CT scans in selection of patients for pectusexcavatum surgery: A preliminary report. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 22(10), 904-906. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3468(87)80585-7

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