Focal pulmonary interstitial opacities adjacent to thoracic spine osteophytes.

AJR Am J Roentgenol

Department of Radiology, Toki Municipal General Hospital, 703-24 Tokitsuguchi, Tokitsu-cho, Toki, Gifu 509-5193 Japan.

Published: October 2002

Objective: The purpose of our study was to determine whether osteophytes of the thoracic vertebrae cause focal fibrosis in the subpleural region.

Conclusion: Osteophytes of the thoracic vertebrae appear to cause focal fibrosis in the adjacent pulmonary tissue.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2214/ajr.179.4.1790893DOI Listing

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