sagittal

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The results revealed that the percentage of the meniscus covering the tibia in the coronal and sagittal planes was higher in the symptomatic group than in the asymptomatic group.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

They specifically measured changes in fiber length and angles in both the sagittal and coronal planes during passive ankle dorsiflexion.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2023

He went to a hospital emergency room just after midnight and was found to have high blood pressure and sagittal sinus venous thrombosis.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Again, if the body were supine or prone, to produce sagittal sections, the scanner would move from left to right or from right to left to divide the body lengthwise into left and right portions.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

To ensure accuracy in the diagnosis of fracture by the X-rays, it is necessary to take two views of the limb—one in the sagittal and the other in the coronal plane.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander