Head and Neck Imaging
Imaging Findings of Baastrup Disease
Author:TAN Zhong-lun,CHEN Zhong,GUO Xiao-ting,et al.
affiliation:Department of Radiology,Xinhui People's Hospital,Xinhui District,Jiangmen City,Guangdong Province, 529100, China
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Objective To analyze the imaging findings and clinical vale of Basstrup diseas. Methods 250 cases of imaging date of Baastrup diseas in our hospital from November 2011 to February 2015 were analyzed retrospectively, All of them underwent lumbar Digital radiography (DR) examination, including 54 cases with Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination, 19 cases with lumbar spiral Computer tomography (CT) examination, a total of 12 patients also underwent both of three types examinations. Results Baastrup diseas develops when there is close approximation and impingement of one spinous process on another, which leads to reactive sclerosis, enlargement, flattening, even the form of pseudarthrosis. Conclusion MRI shows high signal between the involved spinous processes or normal.All patients with a history of lumbar pain and tenderness involved spinous processes
【Keyword】Baastrup's Disease; Spinous Process; Low Back Pain; Digital Radiography; Tomography; X-ray Computer; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
【Chart number】R323.3
【Document Identification Number】A
【DOI】10.3969/j.issn.1672-5131.2015.05.002
Chinese journal of CT and MRI
th13Volume, th 5 Issue
2015Year05Month
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