Need-to-Know CT Anatomy of the Upper Thorax

Abstract Archives of the RSNA, 2014

CHE194

Need-to-Know CT Anatomy of the Upper Thorax

Education Exhibits

Presented in 2014

Participants

Seul Ki Lee MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Dae Hee Han MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

TEACHING POINTS

1) In this exhibit, CT anatomy of several less-known yet critically important structures of the upper thorax is shown. 2) Relevent anatomical knowledge is also given

TABLE OF CONTENTS/OUTLINE

Anatomic structures Thoracic duct Vertebral vein Internal mammary vessels above the parasternal level: Relation to the lateral margins of the costal cartilage and the brachicephalic veins Soft-tissue density of the sternoclavicular joint projected below the clavicle with correlation with cryosection anatomy Cervical extension of the thymus: CT density in adolescent and adults The locations of the phrenic, vagus, and recurrent laryngeal nerves on axial CT scans

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Cite This Abstract

Lee, S, Han, D, Need-to-Know CT Anatomy of the Upper Thorax. Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14001191.html