Left pulmonary isomerism with normal arrangement of the heart and abdominal organs. Computed tomography of two adults.
The computed tomography and the three-dimensional reformatting of the thorax of two adults with left pulmonary isomerism demonstrated: two right-sided and two left-sided pulmonary lobes, bilateral hyparterial upper lobe bronchi, symmetrical main bronchi in one and slightly longer left in the other, normal atrial arrangement as identified by a broader right atrial appendage and the coronary sinus on computed tomograms. The arrangement of the heart and abdominal organs was normal. Computed tomography could be a direct non-invasive approach in identification of the arrangement of the heart and organs.
Department of Radiology, New York Medical College-Lincoln, Bronx, New York 10451.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed