Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 20, 2020
Preferred Name

nucleus of origin

Synonyms

origin nucleus

nucleus originis

Definitions

1. A fully and normally developed disc with no changes attributable to trauma, disease, degeneration, or aging. The bilocular appearance of the adult nucleus is considered a sign of normal maturation. 2. (Non-Standard) [A disc that may contain one or more morphologic variants which would be considered normal given the clinical circumstances of the patient.]. Note: Many congenital and developmental variations may be normal in that they are not associated with symptoms; certain adaptive changes in the disc may be normal considering adjacent pathology, and certain degenerative phenomena may be normal given the patient's age; however, classification and reporting for medical purposes is best served if such discs are not considered normal. What is clinically normal for a given patient is a clinical judgment independent of the need to describe any variation in the disc itself. AJNR

ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID21180

Definition

1. A fully and normally developed disc with no changes attributable to trauma, disease, degeneration, or aging. The bilocular appearance of the adult nucleus is considered a sign of normal maturation. 2. (Non-Standard) [A disc that may contain one or more morphologic variants which would be considered normal given the clinical circumstances of the patient.]. Note: Many congenital and developmental variations may be normal in that they are not associated with symptoms; certain adaptive changes in the disc may be normal considering adjacent pathology, and certain degenerative phenomena may be normal given the patient's age; however, classification and reporting for medical purposes is best served if such discs are not considered normal. What is clinically normal for a given patient is a clinical judgment independent of the need to describe any variation in the disc itself. AJNR

FMAID

80333

label

RID21180

Part_Of

http://radlex.org/RID/RID13372

Preferred_name

nucleus of origin

Preferred_name_German

nucleus originis

prefixIRI

RID21180

Synonym

origin nucleus

nucleus originis

subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID15760

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