Correlative anatomy for thoracic inlet; glottis and subglottis; trachea, carina, and main bronchi; lobes, fissures, and segments; hilum and pulmonary vascular system; bronchial arteries and lymphatics.
Because it is relatively inexpensive and universally available, standard radiographs of the thorax should still be viewed as the primary screening technique to look at the anatomy of intrathoracic structures and to investigate airway or pulmonary disorders. Modern trained thoracic surgeons must be able to correlate surgical anatomy with what is seen on more advanced imaging techniques, however, such as CT or MRI. More importantly, they must be able to recognize the indications, capabilities, limitations, and pitfalls of these imaging methods.
Ugalde
Paula
P
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Centre de Pneumologie de Laval, 2725 Chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec, QC G1V 4G5, Canada.
Miro
Santiago
S
Fréchette
Eric
E
Deslauriers
Jean
J
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