Table 1 The image analysis of Erdheim–Chester Disease characteristics on CT images
From: Atypical skeletal involvement in patients with Erdheim–Chester disease: CT imaging findings
Characteristics | Details |
|---|---|
Location | Spine |
Pelvis | |
Ribs | |
Clavicles | |
Sternum | |
Distribution | Unilateral |
Bilateral | |
Symmetric | |
Asymmetric | |
Range | Diffuse |
Focal | |
Shape | Nodular |
Patchy | |
Number | Solitary |
Multiple | |
Density changes | Osteosclerosis |
Osteolysis | |
Cortical bone thickening | Absent |
Present | |
Bone marrow cavity | Normal |
Narrowed | |
Cortical bone–medullary cavity margin | Normal |
Blurred | |
Joint destructions | Absent |
Present | |
Fractures | Absent |
Present | |
Expansive changes | Absent |
Present |