The thoracic paraspinal shadow: a review of the appearances in pathological conditions.
Alterations of the thoracic paraspinal shadow may give valuable information about pathological conditions of the spine, the paraspinal soft tissues, pleura and lungs. The causes of a distorted paraspinal shadow are reviewed and the main conditions illustrated by 15 selected cases.
D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008220:Lymphography; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*