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Schmorl node


chondrification defects where periosteal vessels penetrate cartilage plates of disc

  • Xray:

  • MRI:
    • similar signal intensity as disc
    • low signal intensity of rim
    • associated with narrow disc space

DDx: "SHOOT"


Yong H. Hahn, MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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