title: Horse-shoe lung-rediscovered via volume rendered images.
abstract: Horseshoe lung, usually associated with pulmonary venolobar syndrome, is a rare congenital anomaly involving the fusion of the postero-basal segments of the right and left lungs across the midline. The fused segment or the isthmus lies posterior to the pericardium and anterior to the aorta. The associated pulmonary venolobar syndrome involves anomalous systemic arterial supply and anomlaous systemic venous drainage of the right lung. With the advent of MDCT imaging, we can diagnose this rare condition as well all its associated anomalies non-invasively. Volume-rendered techniques greatly simplify the complex anatomy and provide easy understanding of the same.
authors.affiliation: NM Medical Center, Bandra, Mumbai, India ; LTM General Hospital and Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Alpa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bharati
authors.affiliation: LTM General Hospital and Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Suleman A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Merchant
authors.affiliation: Fortis Hospital, Mulund, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Swati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garekar
authors.affiliation: LTM General Hospital and Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Tapan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Patel
keywords: Horse-shoe lung; scimitar syndrome; volume rendered reconstructions