title: Secondary ossification center of transverse process: a bone-scan normal variant.
abstract: This report describes the bone-scan appearance of significantly increased activity in a lumbar transverse process of a 15-year-old boy; we believe it represents a normal variant related to the secondary ossification center.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Shore
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Lloyd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004164:Diphosphonates; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate