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Cervical rib diagnosis by computerized tomography. 1986

H Newmark, and T D Cassidy

The authors present three cases of cervical ribs discovered by computerized tomography (CT). This represents, to the authors' knowledge, the first such report. The radiologic appearance and relevant clinical findings of cervical ribs will be discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002573	Cervical Rib Syndrome	A condition associated with compression of the BRACHIAL PLEXUS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; and SUBCLAVIAN VEIN at the thoracic outlet and caused by a complete or incomplete anomalous CERVICAL RIB or fascial band connecting the tip of a cervical rib with the first thoracic rib. Clinical manifestations may include pain in the neck and shoulder which radiates into the upper extremity, PARESIS or PARALYSIS of brachial plexus innervated muscles; sensory loss; PARESTHESIAS; ISCHEMIA; and EDEMA. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p214)	Cervical-Rib-Cervical-Band Syndrome,Naffziger Syndrome,Anomalous Cervical Rib Syndrome,Naffziger's Syndrome,Cervical Rib Cervical Band Syndrome,Cervical Rib Syndromes,Naffziger Syndromes,Naffziger's Syndromes,Syndrome, Cervical Rib,Syndrome, Cervical-Rib-Cervical-Band,Syndrome, Naffziger,Syndrome, Naffziger's,Syndromes, Cervical Rib,Syndromes, Naffziger,Syndromes, Naffziger's
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013901	Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	A neurovascular syndrome associated with compression of the BRACHIAL PLEXUS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; and SUBCLAVIAN VEIN at the superior thoracic outlet. This may result from a variety of anomalies such as a CERVICAL RIB, anomalous fascial bands, and abnormalities of the origin or insertion of the anterior or medial scalene muscles. Clinical features may include pain in the shoulder and neck region which radiates into the arm, PARESIS or PARALYSIS of brachial plexus innervated muscles, PARESTHESIA, loss of sensation, reduction of arterial pulses in the affected extremity, ISCHEMIA, and EDEMA. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp214-5).	Costoclavicular Syndrome,Neurovascular Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet,Scalenus Anticus Syndrome,Thoracic Outlet Nerve Compression Syndrome,Aperture Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet,Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome,Nerve Compression Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet,Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome,Neurologic Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet,Superior Thoracic Aperture Syndrome,Thoracic Outlet Neurologic Syndrome,Thoracic Outlet Neurovascular Syndrome,Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Neurogenic,Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome,Costoclavicular Syndromes,Outlet Syndrome, Thoracic,Outlet Syndromes, Thoracic,Syndrome, Costoclavicular,Syndrome, Scalenus Anticus,Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet,Syndromes, Costoclavicular,Syndromes, Thoracic Outlet,Thoracic Outlet Syndromes
D014057	Tomography, X-Ray Computed	Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image.	CAT Scan, X-Ray,CT Scan, X-Ray,Cine-CT,Computerized Tomography, X-Ray,Electron Beam Computed Tomography,Tomodensitometry,Tomography, Transmission Computed,X-Ray Tomography, Computed,CAT Scan, X Ray,CT X Ray,Computed Tomography, X-Ray,Computed X Ray Tomography,Computerized Tomography, X Ray,Electron Beam Tomography,Tomography, X Ray Computed,Tomography, X-Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized Axial,Tomography, Xray Computed,X Ray Computerized Tomography,X Ray Tomography, Computed,X-Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,Beam Tomography, Electron,CAT Scans, X-Ray,CT Scan, X Ray,CT Scans, X-Ray,CT X Rays,Cine CT,Computed Tomography, Transmission,Computed Tomography, X Ray,Computed Tomography, Xray,Computed X-Ray Tomography,Scan, X-Ray CAT,Scan, X-Ray CT,Scans, X-Ray CAT,Scans, X-Ray CT,Tomographies, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Electron Beam,Tomography, X Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X Ray Computerized,Tomography, X Ray Computerized Axial,Transmission Computed Tomography,X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,X Ray, CT,X Rays, CT,X-Ray CAT Scan,X-Ray CAT Scans,X-Ray CT Scan,X-Ray CT Scans,X-Ray Computed Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Tomography,Xray Computed Tomography