Thoracic cage extent of melorheostosis depicted by multislice CT.
The ribs and vertebrae are rarely affected by melorheostosis. We present a case of melorheostosis of the ribs and thoracic vertebrae, in which multislice computed tomography (CT) was useful in depicting its extent and defining its sclerotome distribution.
Nasu
K
K
National Cancer Center Hospital East, Department of Radiology, 1-8-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. kanasu@east.ncc.go.jp
Kuroki
Y
Y
Nawano
S
S
Murakami
K
K
Kuroki
S
S
Sekiguchi
R
R
Hayashi
T
T
Umeda
T
T
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008557:Melorheostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*