title: Thoracic cage extent of melorheostosis depicted by multislice CT.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Center Hospital East, Department of Radiology, 1-8-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. kanasu@east.ncc.go.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuroki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nawano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuroki
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umeda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008557:Melorheostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*