The use of computed tomography in evaluating chest wall pathology |
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| Authors: | B S Leitman H Firooznia D I McCauley N A Ettenger D L Reede C N Golimbu M Rafii D P Naidich |
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| Institution: | 1. College of Defense Engineering, Army Engineering University of PLA, China;2. Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China;3. State Key Lab of CAD&CG, Zhejiang University, China;4. Avatar Science Company, China |
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| Abstract: | Forty-nine patients with chest wall lesions were evaluated by computed tomography (CT) and conventional radiography. Computed tomography was found to be indispensable for detecting and precisely localizing these lesions. It revealed unsuspected bone destruction and lung, pleural, and mediastinal involvement, as well as invasion of the spinal canal. In more than two thirds of the patients, CT provided additional information of clinical importance in management and, in one third, treatment was altered or the surgical approach modified because of the CT findings. Computed tomography is an essential diagnostic modality in evaluating chest wall lesions. |
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