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Fig. 3

From: The prevalence of morphological changes in the thoracolumbar spine on whole-spine computed tomographic images

Fig. 3

CT images of the lumbar ribs. a VR image of the thoracolumbar spine and ribs with the sternum removed. Lumbar ribs are clearly shown (white arrows). b Axial multi-planar reconstruction (MPR) image of L1. Articulations between L1 and the lumbar ribs are well demonstrated (black arrows). c Coronal MPR image of the thoracolumbar vertebrae. L1 has bilateral costal articular facets for lumbar ribs (black arrowheads), unlike the characteristic transverse processes typically seen at this lower level

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