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Intrathoracic rib: CT features.

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Trigaux, Jean-Paul [UCL] Sibille, Yves [UCL] Van Beers, Bernard [UCL]

Computed tomography may suggest the diagnosis of intrathoracic rib (IR) by two criteria: (a) The abnormal extrapleural shadow has cortical margins on bone windows; (b) the shadow articulates with the spine or with a rib. The significance of an IR lies in recognizing it as an innocuous thoracic shadow, one not to be mistaken for other more serious lesions, thus preventing additional procedures.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Case Reports, Journal Article
Publication date 1990
Journal information "Journal of computer assisted tomography" - Vol. 14, no. 1, p. 133-5 (1990)
Peer reviewed yes
issn 0363-8715
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL
MESH Subject Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Lung Diseases - radiography ; Ribs - abnormalities ; Thorax - abnormalities ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Bibliographic reference Trigaux, Jean-Paul ; Sibille, Yves ; Van Beers, Bernard. Intrathoracic rib: CT features.. In: Journal of computer assisted tomography, Vol. 14, no. 1, p. 133-5 (1990)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/26876