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Superior vena cava syndrome: a 3D CT-scan reconstruction
Author(s) -
Gabriele Di Giammarco,
Maria Luigia Storto,
Riccardo Marano,
Michele Di Mauro
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.04.029
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , pericardium , radiology , inferior vena cava , superior vena cava , computed tomography , superior vena cava syndrome , right atrium , vena cava , surgery
Fig. 1. (A) Preoperative coronal bi-dimensional CT-scan view. Right atrium is totall obstructed. Ao: ascending aorta; PA: pulmonary artery; LV: left ventricle. (B) Preo visualization due to the lack of contrast dye on this volume rendering threshold comm tricuspid valve (), making posterior anatomical structures visible: right superior pulm (RPA), left atrium (LA). SVC: superior vena cava; IVC: inferior vena cava; PA: pulmon neoplastic infiltration; right atrium oppendage seems not to be involved in the proc

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