Focal Pulmonary Interstitial Opacities Adjacent to Thoracic Spine Osteophytes
| Autor: | Shoichiro Otake, Takeo Ishigaki, Masashi Takahashi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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musculoskeletal diseases Thoracic spine Pulmonary Fibrosis Posture Thoracic Vertebrae Spinal Osteophytosis Fibrosis X ray computed medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Prospective Studies Lung Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over business.industry Respiratory disease General Medicine Anatomy Middle Aged musculoskeletal system medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Lung disease Thoracic vertebrae Female Tomography X-Ray Computed business Focal fibrosis |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Roentgenology. 179:893-896 |
| ISSN: | 1546-3141 0361-803X |
| DOI: | 10.2214/ajr.179.4.1790893 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to determine whether osteophytes of the thoracic vertebrae cause focal fibrosis in the subpleural region.CONCLUSION. Osteophytes of the thoracic vertebrae appear to cause focal fibrosis in the adjacent pulmonary tissue. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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