Fig. 4From: Prevalence of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) assessed with whole-spine computed tomography in 1479 subjectsAxial (AX) image of the areas showing ossification at T9. a A 58-year-old man presented with DISH between T7–11. The vertebral body was divided into 4 areas from the AX image of T9. In this case ossification was observed in area 1 (arrow). b Location of ossification on vertebral body: Area 1, right anterior; Area 2, left anterior; Area 3, right posterior; Area 4, left posterior. c Ossification was rarely found in vertebral bodies contacting with the aorta and the azygous veinBack to article page