title: Computed tomographic studies of thoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis.
abstract: Thoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis is a compensatory mechanism usually seen in thalassemia. Four thalassemic patients with this finding are reviewed and studied by computed tomography.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D012272:Ribs; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed