T12 vertebra
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Citation:
Palipana D, Hacking C, Knipe H, T12 vertebra. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 08 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-43238
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1 Mar 2016,
Dinesh Palipana
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- T12 vertebrae
- T12
T12 is an atypical thoracic vertebra. In contrast to typical thoracic vertebrae, it contains a single costal facet with no facets on transverse processes.
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