Ryan R W, Lally J F, Kozic Z
Department of Radiology, Medical Center of Delaware, Newark 19718.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1988 Mar-Apr;9(2):363-6.
Among 270 CT scans of the thorax obtained over a 7-month period, four patients (1.5%) with calcified herniated thoracic disks were identified. Each of these patients presented with abnormal chest radiographs and had a CT examination for evaluation of suspected malignancy. None showed any signs or symptoms of thoracic spinal cord compression. The clinical significance of incidental thoracic disk protrusions is unknown. It may be that these patients are at risk for the later development of symptomatic disk disease.
在7个月期间获得的270份胸部CT扫描中，发现4例（1.5%）有钙化的胸椎间盘突出患者。这些患者均有胸部X线片异常，并因怀疑恶性肿瘤而进行了CT检查。无一例显示胸段脊髓受压的任何体征或症状。偶然发现的胸椎间盘突出的临床意义尚不清楚。可能这些患者有后期出现症状性椎间盘疾病的风险。
