title: Thoracic venous anatomy multidetector row CT evaluation.
abstract: Two-dimensional CT angiography provides much information of the systemic and pulmonary thoracic veins. The combination of MDCT and volume-rendering techniques postprocessing provides higher-quality data sets and a method fully to harness the potential for image display and interpretation. Although this may not radically alter sensitivity for detection of systemic or pulmonary venous pathology it does provide a more comprehensive and sophisticated evaluation through volume acquisition and interpretation.
authors.affiliation: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 North Caroline Street, Room 3254, Baltimore, MD 21287-0801, USA.
authors.forename: Leo P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Lawler
authors.forename: Elliot K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013909:Thorax / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology*