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Nerves of the thorax: atlas of normal and pathologic findings.
Aquino SL, Duncan GR, Hayman LA.
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA.
Radiographics. 2001 Sep-Oct;21(5):1275-81
An anatomic and imaging atlas was created to provide detailed information about the six pairs of thoracic nerves (phrenic nerves, vagus nerves, recurrent laryngeal nerves, sympathetic trunks, costal nerves, long thoracic nerves). Serial axial computed tomographic (CT) scans of the normal thorax were obtained and included in the atlas, along with drawings showing the proper location of each nerve relative to adjacent anatomic structures. CT scans obtained in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with various thoracic diseases were paired with appropriate drawings and normal CT scans in the atlas. This format was designed to help determine the presence and severity of related disease, including injury from surgery, trauma, or penetrating injury, metastatic disease involvement, and, rarely, primary tumor. Although the nerves of the thorax are rarely identified at cross-sectional imaging, their location can be inferred by localizing easily identified anatomic landmarks. Familiarity with the functional anatomy and clinical significance of the nerves of the thorax is important for the correct interpretation of thoracic images.
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Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA.
Radiographics. 2001 Sep-Oct;21(5):1275-81
An anatomic and imaging atlas was created to provide detailed information about the six pairs of thoracic nerves (phrenic nerves, vagus nerves, recurrent laryngeal nerves, sympathetic trunks, costal nerves, long thoracic nerves). Serial axial computed tomographic (CT) scans of the normal thorax were obtained and included in the atlas, along with drawings showing the proper location of each nerve relative to adjacent anatomic structures. CT scans obtained in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with various thoracic diseases were paired with appropriate drawings and normal CT scans in the atlas. This format was designed to help determine the presence and severity of related disease, including injury from surgery, trauma, or penetrating injury, metastatic disease involvement, and, rarely, primary tumor. Although the nerves of the thorax are rarely identified at cross-sectional imaging, their location can be inferred by localizing easily identified anatomic landmarks. Familiarity with the functional anatomy and clinical significance of the nerves of the thorax is important for the correct interpretation of thoracic images.
Posted via PubMed for educational and discussion purposes only.
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