Sonography for diagnosis of cervical ribs in children
| Autor: | Harris L. Cohen, Vaibhav H. Mangrulkar, Douglas Dougherty |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Radiography Computed tomography Malignancy Anatomic variant Diagnosis Differential X ray computed medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Ultrasonography Doppler Color Cervical Rib Syndrome Child Rib cage Radiological and Ultrasound Technology Cervical rib medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.disease Clavicle Child Preschool Female Radiology Ultrasonography business Tomography X-Ray Computed Neck |
| Zdroj: | Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. 27(7) |
| ISSN: | 0278-4297 |
| Popis: | Objective The purpose of this series was to describe the use of sonography for diagnosis of cervical ribs in children. Methods Two children had hard nonmobile supraclavicular masses that were of clinical concern for malignancy. Both children were first evaluated by sonography. Results Sonography showed each mass to be a tubular bony structure with a cartilaginous end. They were thought to represent cervical ribs. This anatomic variant was subsequently confirmed with radiography in 1 case and computed tomography in the other. Conclusions Musculoskeletal sonography may offer a reliable method for diagnosing cervical ribs without the need for ionizing radiation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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