title: CT of the lumbar spine: normal variants and pitfalls.
abstract: Benign variants in the appearance of the lumbar spine on CT may be confused with significant lesions. Here such benign processes and their distinguishing features are illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Helms
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Vogler
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hardy
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed