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Record 1 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

An enlarged vertebra characterized by a rim of thickened cortex and a coarsened trabecular pattern which may be arranged in a vertically striated orientation. A sign mostly found in Paget's disease. [From GBONE, 1980, p. 109.]

OBS

The striated appearance of the body can be differentiated from hemangioma by the thickened cortex and increased size, which are not present in vertebral hemangioma. [From GBONE, 1980, p. 109.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Aspect radiologique d'une vertèbre augmentée de volume, caractérisé par la densification de la corticale par rapport à la zone centrale, plus claire, qui a une texture fibrillaire ou grillagée. Cet aspect est plus fréquemment observé dans la maladie de Paget. [D'après MEDEC, 1989, p.833 et GAMED, 1989, p. 909.]

Spanish

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