Reconciliation of the anatomic, surgical, and radiographic classifications of the mediastinum.
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.
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Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed