Skeletal Radiology
Volume 31, Number 8, 464-466, DOI: 10.1007/s00256-002-0541-9

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Case Report

Thoracic cage extent of melorheostosis depicted by multislice CT

K. Nasu, Y. Kuroki, S. Nawano, K. Murakami, S. Kuroki, R. Sekiguchi, T. Hayashi and T. Umeda

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Abstract

The ribs and vertebrae are rarely affected by melorheostosis. We present a case of melorheostosis of the ribs and thoracic vertebrae, in which multislice computed tomography (CT) was useful in depicting its extent and defining its sclerotome distribution.

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