title: The thoracic paraspinal shadow: a review of the appearances in pathological conditions.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*