BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Table 2 Imaging features of 21 cases of spinal osteoblastomas

From: Imaging algorithm and multimodality evaluation of spinal osteoblastoma

No.	Size^a (mm)	Shape	Calcification	Sclerotic rim	Flare tissues on CT	Flare tissues on MRI	SUVmax^b
1	22	Oval	Punctate	Complete	Absent	–	–
2	29	Oval	Punctate	Complete	Thin, clear	Thin, clear	–
3	24	Irregular	Punctate	Complete	Absent	Thick, blur	–
4	35	Irregular	Punctate	Complete	Thick, blur	Thick, blur	–
5	38	Irregular	Punctate	Incomplete	Thin, clear	–	14.3
6	40	Irregular	Punctate	Complete	Thin, blur	Thick, blur	–
7	27	Irregular	Nodular	Complete	Thin, blur	Thick, blur	–
8	39	Irregular	Punctate	Complete	Thin, blur	Thick, blur	14.8
9	63	Lobulated	Nodular	Incomplete	Thick, blur	Thick, blur	–
10	46	Lobulated	Nodular	Complete	Thin, blur	Thick, blur	–
11	58	Lobulated	Nodular	Incomplete	Thick, blur	Thick, blur	–
12	38	Lobulated	Nodular	Complete	Thin, blur	Thick, blur	–
13	32	Irregular	Nodular	Incomplete	Thick, blur	Thick, blur	–
14	27	Irregular	Punctate	Incomplete	Thick, blur	Thick, blur	15.3
15	45	Lobulated	Nodular	Complete	Thin, blur	Thick, blur	16.0
16	68	Lobulated	Nodular	Incomplete	Thick, blur	Thick, blur	15.7
17	28	Lobulated	Nodular	Incomplete	Thin, blur	Thick, blur	12.3
18	23	Irregular	Punctate	Absent	Absent	Thick, blur	13.6
19	50	Oval	Punctate	Incomplete	Thin, blur	Thick, blur	15.1
20	53	Irregular	Nodular	Complete	Absent	Thick, blur	–
21	48	Irregular	Punctate	Complete	Thin, blur	Thick, blur	–

^a Maximum diameter of lesion on transverse section, ^b SUV of bone lesions, − not available

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