Lucent transverse metaphyseal lines (mnemonic)
The differential diagnosis for lucent transverse metaphyseal lines or bands may be recalled using various mnemonics:
- CAMEL
- LINING
Mnemonics
CAMEL
- C: congenital infection (e.g. STORCH)
- A: anatomical variation
- M: metastatic neuroblastoma
- E: earlier systemic illness (rickets, scurvy)
- L: leukemia, lymphoma
LINING
- L: leukemia, lymphoma
- I: infection (e.g. STORCH)
- N: normal variation
- I: illness (systemic, such as rickets and scurvy)
- N: neuroblastoma (metastatic)
- G: growth arrest lines
See also
- dense metaphyseal bands: differential and mnemonic
- alternating lucent and dense metaphyseal bands
