title: Reconciliation of the anatomic, surgical, and radiographic classifications of the mediastinum.
abstract: The mediastinum is a complex region that is variously subdivided by radiologists, surgeons and anatomists. This paper describes the most popular of these classifications and color-codes the radiologic and surgical divisions on 22 labeled axial sections of the chest. This allows the reader to quickly name the appropriate location of a lesion on any section.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Aquino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Taber
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hayman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed