Mangrulkar Vaibhav H, Cohen Harris L, Dougherty Douglas
Department of Radiology, Stony Brook Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York, USA.
J Ultrasound Med. 2008 Jul;27(7):1083-6. doi: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.7.1083.
The purpose of this series was to describe the use of sonography for diagnosis of cervical ribs in children.
Two children had hard nonmobile supraclavicular masses that were of clinical concern for malignancy. Both children were first evaluated by sonography.
Sonography showed each mass to be a tubular bony structure with a cartilaginous end. They were thought to represent cervical ribs. This anatomic variant was subsequently confirmed with radiography in 1 case and computed tomography in the other.
Musculoskeletal sonography may offer a reliable method for diagnosing cervical ribs without the need for ionizing radiation.
本系列研究旨在描述超声检查在儿童颈肋诊断中的应用。
两名儿童有坚硬、固定的锁骨上肿块，临床上怀疑为恶性肿瘤。两名儿童均首先接受了超声检查。
超声检查显示每个肿块均为具有软骨末端的管状骨结构。它们被认为代表颈肋。随后，其中1例通过X线摄影、另1例通过计算机断层扫描证实了这种解剖变异。
肌肉骨骼超声检查可能为诊断颈肋提供一种可靠的方法，而无需进行电离辐射。
