title: Bone single-photon emission computed tomography and three-dimensional computed tomography in the diagnosis of low costal variation and pathologies.
abstract: In general, there are five lumbar vertebras in normal human subjects. But occasionally there are six. In such a situation, a radiologist need to discern between lumbarization of S1 (S1 vertebra becomes segmented and mimics L5) or due to hypoplastic 12(th) ribs, hence the T12 vertebra is wrongly assumed to be L1. These interesting images serve a multimodality approach to right aplasia/left hypoplasia of 12(th) rib, injury of left 11(th) rib and subluxation of left 11(th) Costovertebral joint in a patient with lumbar back pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Güler
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Silov
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşegül
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Özdal
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Özaşlamacı
keywords: Bone single-photon emission computed tomography; costal variation/pathologies; three-dimensional computed tomography
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