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Record 1 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
DEF

The radiological aspect of a vertebral body showing increased density with no changes in the intervertebral disk, most likely caused by osteoblastic metastases, Hodgkin's disease, or the sclerotic stage of Paget's disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Vertèbres et moelle
DEF

Aspect radiologique d'une vertèbre dont le corps, non déformé, apparaît beaucoup plus opaque que normalement. Cette image de condensation homogène peut être due à une métastase cancéreuse, surtout d'un cancer de la prostate; mais aussi à l'ostéopétrose, la maladie de Paget, la maladie de Hodgkin.

OBS

Le terme vertèbre noire était utilisé anciennement lorsque les radiographies étaient tirées sur film en positif.

Spanish

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