Right paraspinal line
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The right paraspinal (paraspinous or paravertebral) line is a feature of frontal chest x-rays and is formed by the interface of the right lung and the posterior mediastinal soft tissue1
Lateral displacement of the right paraspinal line can be due to 1-3:
- osteophytes
- mediastinal fat
- posterior mediastinal pathology
- haematoma
- malignancy
- especially: especially neurogenic tumours - lymphadenopathy
- extramedullary haematopoiesis
- infection
Radiographic appearance
Plain radiograph
- seen on ~25% of frontal chest x-rays 1, 3
- appears as a
vertical.straightlinevertical line in close approximation to the T8 to T12 vertebral levels 1, 2 - paraspinal lines project below the the diaphragm 2
CT
- identifiable
~5mm~5 mm lateral to the spine 1
-<p>The <strong>right paraspinal (paraspinous or paravertebral) line </strong>is a feature of frontal <a href="/articles/chest-radiograph" title="Chest x ray">chest x-rays</a> and is formed by the interface of the right <a href="/articles/lung" title="lung">lung</a> and the <a href="/articles/mediastinum" title="Mediastinum">posterior mediastinal</a> soft tissue <sup>1</sup>. </p><p>Lateral displacement of the right paraspinal line can be due to <sup>1-3</sup>:</p><ul>-<li>osteophytes</li>-<li>mediastinal fat</li>- +<p>The <strong>right paraspinal (paraspinous or paravertebral) line </strong>is a feature of frontal <a href="/articles/chest-radiograph">chest x-rays</a> and is formed by the interface of the right <a href="/articles/lung">lung</a> and the <a href="/articles/mediastinum">posterior mediastinal</a> soft tissue. </p><p>Lateral displacement of the right paraspinal line can be due to <sup>1-3</sup>:</p><ul>
- +<li>osteophytes</li>
- +<li>mediastinal fat</li>
-<li>haematoma</li>-<li>malignancy - especially neurogenic tumours</li>-<li>lymphadenopathy</li>-<li>extramedullary haematopoiesis</li>- +<li>haematoma</li>
- +<li>malignancy: especially neurogenic tumours</li>
- +<li><a title="Lymphadenopathy" href="/articles/lymph-node-enlargement">lymphadenopathy</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/extramedullary-haematopoiesis">extramedullary haematopoiesis</a></li>
- +<li>infection</li>
-</li>- +</li>
-</li>-<li>appears as a vertical. straight line in close approximation to the T8 to T12 vertebral levels <sup>1, 2</sup>-</li>- +</li>
- +<li>appears as a straight vertical line in close approximation to the T8 to T12 vertebral levels <sup>1, 2</sup>
- +</li>
-</li>-</ul><h5>CT</h5><ul><li>identifiable ~5mm lateral to the spine <sup>1</sup>- +</li>
- +</ul><h5>CT</h5><ul><li>identifiable ~5 mm lateral to the spine <sup>1</sup>
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