Head and Neck Imaging
Imaging Findings of Lumbar Anterior Limbus Vertebra*
Author：SHI Zhi-wei, DING Chang-qing, LIU De-hai, et al.
affiliation：Department of Imaging, People's Hospital of Fengxian, Fengxian 221700, Jiangsu Province, China
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Objective To analyze the imaging features of lumbar anterior limbus vertebra. Methods From May2013 to June 2015, in the Hospital of Feng-xian county, the clinic and MRI data of 12 patients diagnosed with lumbar anterior limbus vertebra were retrospective analyzed. 8 cases were diagnosed by CT, 2 cases diagnosed by MRI, 2 cases by CT and MRI. Results 11 cases located in the front upper margin, 1 case located in the front lower margin. Of them, 6 cases located in L4, 4 cases in L5, 1 case in L3, Both L4 and L5 vertebral bodies involved in 1 case.On imaging, local bone defect in the anterior margin of the involved vertebral body, the defect area with soft tissue density or signal lesions, the anterior margin of involved front-plate exceeded normal vertebral margin, margin, the anterior fibrous of disc protruded anteriorly and anterior longitudinal ligament were pressed. Conclusion Lumbar anterior limbus vertebra mostly betide in the front upper margin of L4 and L5. The imaging features of lumbar anterior limbus vertebra are characteristic.
【Keyword】Lumbar Vertebrae; Limbus Vertebra; Computer Tomography, X-ray; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
【Chart number】R445.2;R445.3
【Document Identification Number】A
【DOI】 10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2017.02.045
Chinese journal of CT and MRI
th15Volume， th 2 Issue
2017Year02Month
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