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Review
. 2009 Jul;193(1):5-13.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.08.1216.

CT of rib lesions

Benjamin D Levine  1 , Kambiz Motamedi, Kira Chow, Richard H Gold, Leanne L Seeger
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Review

CT of rib lesions

Benjamin D Levine et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jul.
Free article

Abstract

Objective: This article discusses how ribs are involved in a variety of traumatic, metabolic, inflammatory, neoplastic, and congenital disorders.

Conclusion: We review the normal anatomy pertinent to rib imaging and illustrate the key features of a variety of rib lesions, emphasizing the diagnostic value of CT.

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