• The outer layer, called the parietal pleura, lines the inner surfaces of the thoracic cavity on each side of the mediastinum, and can be subdivided into mediastinal (covering the side surfaces of the fibrous pericardium, oesophagus and thoracic aorta), diaphragmatic (covering the upper surface of the diaphragm), costal (covering the inside of rib cage) and cervical (covering the underside of the suprapleural membrane) pleurae. (wikipedia.org)
  • Both types of sequestration usually have arterial supply from the thoracic or abdominal aorta. (medscape.com)
  • After larva penetration of the gastric mucosa and migration from the dog's stomach, worms locate in the mediastinum between the caudal thoracic esophagus and the aorta. (vin.com)
  • They penetrate the gastric mucosa and migrate within the walls of the gastric arteries to the thoracic aorta approximately 3 weeks after ingestion. (vin.com)
  • We perform detailed anatomic, functional, and physiologic imaging of the coronary arteries, myocardium, cardiac chambers, valves, aorta, pulmonary arteries, and pericardium using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) in adults and pediatric patients suffering from a broad range of congenital and acquired cardiac diseases. (ohsu.edu)
  • Computed tomography (CT) scanning with contrast and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) are also highly useful in revealing the presence of systemic arteries, which are the major diagnostic feature of pulmonary sequestration. (medscape.com)
  • In-vivo flow simulation in coronary arteries based on computed tomography datasets: feasibility and initial results. (mri-roentgen.ch)
  • Objective: To evaluate and compare the pulmonary function in patients following on- and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). (rbccv.org.br)
  • In spite of technological advances, pulmonary dysfunction in the postoperative period of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) related to the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is still one of the most important causes of morbidity [1]. (rbccv.org.br)
  • During the coronary artery bypass, we discovered a hard and white tumor affecting the proximal LAD (C). The dissection showed a calcified aneurysm of the LAD of 2x1.5x1.5 cm (D). Pathological examination revealed an atherosclerotic etiology with no sign of inflammatory disease. (peertechzpublications.com)
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is performed for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) to improve quality of life and reduce cardiac-related mortality. (medscape.com)
  • Flow and wall shear stress in end-to-side and side-to-side anastomosis of venous coronary artery bypass grafts. (mri-roentgen.ch)
  • in 10% the lesion occurs bilaterally), leading to speculations that excessive pressure from the right subclavian artery, normally at a higher level on the right, causes the pathology. (mhmedical.com)
  • In many patients with thoracic trauma injury, urgent exploratory thoracotomy or laparotomy may take precedence over imaging, whereas in others, diagnosis and treatment are frequently combined with tube thoracostomy or pericardiocentesis. (medscape.com)
  • Imaging studies are an essential part of thoracic trauma care once the patient is stabilized. (medscape.com)
  • The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Konica Minolta Healthcare's Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR) solution, which could be used for musculoskeletal and thoracic imaging. (rtmagazine.com)
  • Two clinical areas where DDR can have an impact are in musculoskeletal (MSK) and thoracic imaging. (rtmagazine.com)
  • In thoracic and pulmonary imaging, DDR provides a full view of chest, lung and organ movement during the respiratory cycle. (rtmagazine.com)
  • Thoracic radiology: noninvasive diagnostic imaging. (ucsfbenioffchildrens.org)
  • The chest radiograph remains the mainstay of our diagnostic imaging division, sufficient to evaluate most thoracic problems. (ohsu.edu)
  • in addition, they have completed subspecialty training in the area of both thoracic and cardiac imaging. (ohsu.edu)
  • The OHSU cardiothoracic imaging section is staffed by four fellowship trained cardiothoracic radiologists and they cover all aspects of cardiac and thoracic imaging including radiography, CT/CTA, MRI/MRA and thoracic biopsy procedures. (ohsu.edu)
  • Signs in thoracic imaging. (jetem.org)
  • Dynamic perfusion digital radiography is an excellent and easy imaging method for detecting blood flow in the lung compared with the less-convenient conventional lung perfusion scintigraphy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Radiography is an imaging technique utilized to view internal parts of the body or industrial components. (w-radiology.com)
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome can present as the neurogenic, arterial, or venous type. (lecturio.com)
  • Eighty percent of arterial BE produce early symptoms due to obstruction of distal arteries and hence require early endovascular or surgical removal. (springeropen.com)
  • Variant 3: Arterial thoracic outlet syndrome. (acr.org)
  • DDR is a paradigm shift in how X-ray may be utilized throughout the continuum of care, where an essential primary diagnostic tool can now deliver more information so clinicians can visualize anatomic structures and their interaction during movement in a way they have never seen before," said Guillermo Sander, Director of Digital Radiography Marketing, Konica Minolta Healthcare. (rtmagazine.com)
  • As such, the present study aimed to confirm whether dynamic perfusion digital radiography can be evaluated in comparison with pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy in predicting early postoperative pulmonary function and complications. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Dynamic perfusion digital radiography and spirometry were performed before and 1 and 3 months after radical resection for lung cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Correlation coefficients between blood flow ratios calculated using dynamic perfusion digital radiography and pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy were then confirmed in the same cases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In all patients who underwent dynamic perfusion digital radiography, the correlation predicted values calculated from the blood flow ratio, and measured values were examined. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Blood flow ratios measured using pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy and dynamic perfusion digital radiography showed excellent correlation and acceptable predictive accuracy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Correlation coefficients between predicted FEV1 values obtained from dynamic perfusion digital radiography or pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy and actual measured values were similar. (biomedcentral.com)
  • All patients who underwent dynamic perfusion digital radiography showed excellent correlation between predicted values and those measured using spirometry. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our study demonstrated that dynamic perfusion digital radiography can be a suitable alternative to pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy given its ability for predicting postoperative values and the risk for postoperative respiratory complications. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The pulmonary lobar diameter/thoracic ratio correlated with the PAP, r = 0.677, P less than 0.01. (mysciencework.com)
  • Herein, we present a very rare case of bullet embolism from the right atrium (RA) to right internal iliac vein and back to right heart and left pulmonary artery in which the patient survived trans-thoracic extraction of the bullet from left lower pulmonary lobar artery. (springeropen.com)
  • The diagnosis of TOS is clinical and supported by radiography and a number of provocation maneuvers. (lecturio.com)
  • On the other hand, industrial radiography is used for non-destructive diagnosis of machines, buildings, or components. (w-radiology.com)
  • Adult worms (males ~15 cm in length, females ~25 cm) develop primarily in the pulmonary arteries of the caudal lung lobes over the next 2-3 mo. (fps.vet)
  • The original Seldinger technique has been associated with several complications including inadvertent catheter placement into the internal thoracic vein, azygous vein, and caudal vena cava. (cliniciansbrief.com)
  • Spondylitis of the caudal thoracic vertebrae and the development of hypertrophic osteopathy are additional typical lesions. (vin.com)
  • It is a type of congenital thoracic malformation. (medscape.com)
  • In regard to venous BE, 83% travel in the direction of venous blood flow into a bigger proximal vein, right heart, or pulmonary arteries while a minority (15%) are carried distally by gravity. (springeropen.com)
  • Variant 2: Venous thoracic outlet syndrome. (acr.org)
  • Herein, we describe a case of cardiac gunshot injury in which the bullet migrated from right atrium through the inferior vena cava down to right internal iliac vein and back to the left pulmonary artery. (springeropen.com)
  • An abnormal communication between an artery and vein that may be present at birth or may result from injury or infection. (buffalovascularcare.com)
  • Blood may flow directly from the artery to the vein, bypassing the small vessels where oxygen and tissue nutrients are exchanged. (buffalovascularcare.com)
  • 7. A procedure in which a catheter is passed into a vein or artery and is guided into the heart: cardiac catheterization. (antiessays.com)
  • 8. The radiography of a vein after injection of a contrast medium to detect incomplete filling of a vein is the process: Intravenous pyelogram 9. (antiessays.com)
  • Thoracic or abdominal CT scans performed before and the closest to and at least 3 months after the surgery were used to measure the diaphragm crus thickness and the diaphragm dome height. (frontiersin.org)
  • The pleura lines the thoracic wall and diaphragm, where it is known as the parietal pleura. (dartmouth.edu)
  • Renal artery stenosis is a decrease in blood flow through one or both of the main renal arteries or their branches. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis is characterized by patchy intimal plaques (atheromas) that encroach on the lumen of medium-sized and large arteries. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Vascular thoracic outlet syndrome has been described in a small number of patients. (mhmedical.com)
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) refers to a spectrum of signs and symptoms that arise from the compression Compression Blunt Chest Trauma of the neurovascular bundle by any of the various structures within the confined space of the thoracic outlet, usually within the scalene triangle. (lecturio.com)
  • Variant 1: Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. (acr.org)
  • The sympathetic trunks and first thoracic nerves are found posterior to the cupola. (dartmouth.edu)
  • The CT chest also shows a filling defect in the distal posterior basal segmental pulmonary artery (white arrow), as demonstrated by the absence of contrast enhancement in the distal portion of the vessel. (jetem.org)
  • The inner pleura, called the visceral pleura, covers the surface of each lung and dips between the lobes of the lung as fissures, and is formed by the invagination of lung buds into each thoracic sac during embryonic development. (wikipedia.org)
  • Each lung is attached by its root and pulmonary ligament to the heart and trachea but is otherwise free in the thoracic cavity. (dartmouth.edu)
  • such aneurysms are much less common than abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysms. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Radiography of vessels after the injection of a radiopaque contrast material. (buffalovascularcare.com)
  • An examination of blood vessels by injecting contrast material directly into an artery through a small plastic tube. (buffalovascularcare.com)
  • There is plenty of opportunity for institutional interdisciplinary interactions through numerous multidisciplinary conferences and tumor boards, including medicine/family medicine, pulmonology/critical care, pathology, thoracic and cardiac surgery, medical oncology and radiation medicine. (ohsu.edu)
  • Le diagnostic et la prise en charge adéquate des lésions intra cavitaires permettent d'améliorer les chances de conception.L'objectif de cette étude était de déterminer la fréquence et les caractéristiques des anomalies intra cavitaires chez les patientes opérées d'une hystéroscopie au Centre Hospitalier de Recherche et d'Application en Chirurgie Endoscopique et Reproduction Humaine Paul et Chantal Biya -Yaoundé (CHRACERH).Méthodes et résultats. (bvsalud.org)
  • The two lungs bounded by parietal pleura, almost fill the thoracic cavity. (wikipedia.org)
  • The pleura is supplied by adjacent arteries and nerves and has numerous lymphatics. (dartmouth.edu)
  • The costal pleura is separated from the sternum, costal cartilages, ribs, and muscles by a loose connective tissue termed endothoracic fascia, which provides a natural cleavage plane for surgical separation of the pleura from the thoracic wall. (dartmouth.edu)
  • The inferior border of the pleura extends laterally from the xiphisternal joint, crosses rib 8 in the midclavicular line and rib 10 in the midaxillary line, and then proceeds toward the spine of the 12th thoracic vertebra (see fig. 22-2 ). (dartmouth.edu)
  • wall') lines the inside of the thoracic cavity which is set apart from the thoracic wall by the endothoracic fascia. (wikipedia.org)
  • The two lungs and their pleural sacs are situated in the thoracic cavity (figs. 22-1 and 22-2 ). (dartmouth.edu)
  • The modified Seldinger technique allows for placement of large-bore catheters in jugular veins, the pleural space, pulmonary arteries, and even hollow organs. (cliniciansbrief.com)
  • 12. Color Doppler sonography is an ultrasound examination that shows the direction and speed of blood moving through arteries and veins. (ukctuzla.ba)
  • Before the Seldinger technique, this procedure required a large-bore needle (through which a narrower bore catheter was threaded), restricting its use to larger arteries and making vessel puncture more difficult. (cliniciansbrief.com)
  • A ballooning out of a segment of artery caused by disease or weakness in the vessel wall. (buffalovascularcare.com)
  • An abnormal sound heard when listening with a stethoscope over an organ or blood vessel such as the carotid artery in the neck. (buffalovascularcare.com)
  • D1 = first diagonal, LAD = left anterior descending artery, LCX = left circumflex, LM = left main coronary artery, and OM1= first obtuse marginal. (medscape.com)
  • On the other hand, the two pleural layers tend to be separated by the elasticity of (1) the thoracic wall (directed outward) and (2) the lungs (stretched by inspiration). (dartmouth.edu)
  • In humans, the nerves of the plexus usually originate from the lower cervical and the first thoracic spinal cord segments (c5-c8 and T1), but variations are not uncommon. (lecturio.com)
  • Together, they form a protective cage around the internal thoracic organs. (lecturio.com)
  • Two-dimensional and color Doppler examination showed normal origin and perfusion of the coronary arteries. (thoracickey.com)
  • Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a complex disease that causes reduced or absent blood flow in one or more of the arteries that encircle and supply the heart. (medscape.com)
  • The term coronary is derived from crown, referring to the way these arteries sit on the heart. (medscape.com)
  • The large artery leaving the heart that distributes blood to the entire body through branches. (buffalovascularcare.com)
  • Multi-detector CT, therefore, has been established as a critical portion of the initial evaluation of patients in blunt thoracic trauma. (medscape.com)