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Table 1 CT findings

From: Spinal osteoblastoma: a retrospective study of 35 patients’ imaging findings with an emphasis on MRI

CT findings

 

Value

Location

CP/TP/LP

23/8/6

Center of nidus

Accessory/vertebral body

32/5

Size of nidus (mm)

Median (range)

30.1 (20–51)

Morphology

Round or oval/irregular

25/12

Destruction type

Osteogenic/lytic/mixed

14/14/9

Border

Well defined/poorly defined

16/21

Adjacent bone sclerosis

Yes/no

30/5

Bony shell

Yes/no

25/12

Calcification

Yes/no

37/0

  1. CP/TP/LP: cervical vertebra/thoracic vertebra/lumbar vertebra
  2. Osteogenic: Osteogenic > Lytic
  3. Lytic: Osteogenic < Lytic
  4. Mixed: Osteogenic = Lytic