RESPIRATORY IMAGING

Bone Tumors and Related Diseases

Feb 16, 2016 by in RESPIRATORY IMAGING Comments Off on Bone Tumors and Related Diseases

Treatment Description Chemotherapy Chemotherapy involves the intravenous or oral application of anticancer drugs Many agents are not selective to cancer cells, and may produce significant side effects (e.g., low blood…

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Extremity Patterns

Feb 16, 2016 by in RESPIRATORY IMAGING Comments Off on Extremity Patterns

Disease Comments More Common Enchondroma (Fig. 18-16) (p. 843) Solitary or multiple benign cystic cartilage lesion(s), appearing most often in the small bones of the hands and feet; stippled cartilage…

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General Skeletal Patterns

Feb 16, 2016 by in RESPIRATORY IMAGING Comments Off on General Skeletal Patterns

Disease Comments More Common Achondroplasia (Fig. 19-19) (p. 425) Rhizomelic dysplasia resulting from congenital defect of enchondral bone formation; characteristics include rounded lumbar “bullet-nosed” vertebrae, lumbar kyphosis, posterior scalloping of…

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