Thoracic Spine CT Hidden Treasures: Lung Assessment and Extraspinal Findings in Patients with Vertebral Fractures Studied with Full FOV during Breath Hold: Technical Note

Thoracic Spine CT Hidden Treasures: Lung Assessment and Extraspinal Findings in Patients with Vertebral Fractures Studied with Full FOV during Breath Hold: Technical Note

Thoracic spine CTs are usually performed during free breathing and with a narrow field of view; this common practice systematically excludes the assessment of lungs and other extraspinal structures, even if these have been irradiated during the examination. At our institution we perform thoracic spi...

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Main Authors: Antonio Manca, Gabriele Chiara, Saverio Bellizzi, Piergiorgio Valle, Silvia Nicoli, Delia Campanella, Daniele Regge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Tomography
Subjects:
incidental findings
thoracic vertebrae
multidetector computed tomography
pneumonia
lung neoplasms
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2379-139X/8/2/80

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