Several measurements are used to evaluate hip dysplasia in hip ultrasound of children. Despite having being used since the 1980s, reliability studies have failed to find acceptable reliaiblity values for the gold standard ultrasound methods. This study will evaluate three ultrasound measurement methodologies in a high quality controlled setting, to investigate the best achieveable reliability and agreement of the investigated measurements used in hip dysplasia diagnostics.
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Reliability and agreement in Alpha/Beta angles, Femoral head coverage and Pubo-femoral distance
Timeframe: Ultrasound measurements collected during the ultrasound examination by both radiologists