Fig. 2
From: The position of the aorta relative to the spine in patients with adult degenerative scoliosis
The standard standing whole spine posterior-anterior and lateral X-ray and lumbar spine MRI T2-weighted axis image of the control, LS, and LKS groups. a–c The whole spine X-ray and L3 level MRI of 63-year-old women in the control group with α of − 4.1° and d of 4.60 cm. d–f The whole spine X-ray and L3 level MRI of 61-year-old women in the LS group. The TLK is 3.5° with no defined kyphosis. The apical vertebrae is L3 and Cobb angle is 21.3° with α of − 4.8°, γ of 6.3°, and d of 5.12 cm. g–i The whole spine X-ray and L3 level MRI of 67-year-old women in the LKS group. The TLK is 34.3° with kyphosis. The apical vertebrae is L3 and Cobb angle is 16.7° with α of 5.9°, γ of 15.6°, and d of 5.43 cm