CT diagnosis of limbus vertebra.
A case of limbus vertebra in a young patient is presented. Plain roentgenographic and computed tomographic (CT) findings of limbus vertebra are discussed. The condition was first diagnosed as a possible fracture on plain roentgenograms. Later, CT led to the diagnosis of limbus vertebra.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed