Posterior vertebral scalloping (mnemonic)

Last revised by Ian Bickle on 11 Jul 2020

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Citation:

Kang O, Bickle I, Bell D, Posterior vertebral scalloping (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-66042

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-66042

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/66042?iframe=true

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66042

Article created:

3 Feb 2019, Owen Kang

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Owen Kang had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

11 Jul 2020, Ian Bickle ◉

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Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Spine

Sections:

Mnemonics

Synonyms:

SALMON (mnemonic)

A useful mnemonic to remember the differential diagnoses for posterior vertebral scalloping is:

SALMON

Mnemonic

S: spinal cord tumor (e.g. astrocytoma, ependymoma, schwannoma)
A: achondroplasia, acromegaly
L: Loeys-Dietz syndrome (and other connective tissue disorders)
M: Marfan's syndrome, mucopolysaccharidoses
O: osteogenesis imperfecta
N: neurofibromatosis type 1

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