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Sonography for Diagnosis of Cervical Ribs in Children
Author(s) -
Mangrulkar Vaibhav H.,
Cohen Harris L.,
Dougherty Douglas
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.2008.27.7.1083
Subject(s) - medicine , rib cage , cervical rib , gynecology , anatomy
Objective. The purpose of this series was to describe the use of sonography for diagnosis of cervical ribs in children. Methods. Two children had hard nonmobile supraclavicular masses that were of clinical concern for malignancy. Both children were first evaluated by sonography. Results. 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. Conclusions. Musculoskeletal sonography may offer a reliable method for diagnosing cervical ribs without the need for ionizing radiation.