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. 2002 Oct;179(4):893-6.
doi: 10.2214/ajr.179.4.1790893.

Focal pulmonary interstitial opacities adjacent to thoracic spine osteophytes

Shoichiro Otake  1 , Masashi Takahashi, Takeo Ishigaki
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Focal pulmonary interstitial opacities adjacent to thoracic spine osteophytes

Shoichiro Otake et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2002 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of our study was to determine whether osteophytes of the thoracic vertebrae cause focal fibrosis in the subpleural region.

Conclusion: Osteophytes of the thoracic vertebrae appear to cause focal fibrosis in the adjacent pulmonary tissue.

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