TY - JOUR
T1 - A useful projection for demonstrating the bifurcation of the pulmonary artery
AU - Garcia-Medina, Vicente
AU - Bass, John
AU - Braunlin, Elizabeth
AU - Krabill, Kimberly A.
AU - Pyles, Lee
AU - Castaneda-Zuniga, Wilfrido R.
AU - Hunter, David W.
AU - Amplatz, Kurt
PY - 1990/9/1
Y1 - 1990/9/1
N2 - The demonstration of the pulmonary bifurcation is important in order to exclude pulmonary branch stenoses. The origin of the right and left pulmonary arteries can be demonstrated in the anteroposterior plane if cranial angulation is used. Depending on the course of the left pulmonary artery, the origin of the left pulmonary artery may not be seen in spite of the maximal cranial angulation. On the lateral plane without tube angulation the origin left pulmonary artery is commonly superimposed on the origin of the right pulmonary artery. If maximum caudal angulation is added to the steep left anterior oblique view, not only the left, but also the origin of the right pulmonary artery can be seen.
AB - The demonstration of the pulmonary bifurcation is important in order to exclude pulmonary branch stenoses. The origin of the right and left pulmonary arteries can be demonstrated in the anteroposterior plane if cranial angulation is used. Depending on the course of the left pulmonary artery, the origin of the left pulmonary artery may not be seen in spite of the maximal cranial angulation. On the lateral plane without tube angulation the origin left pulmonary artery is commonly superimposed on the origin of the right pulmonary artery. If maximum caudal angulation is added to the steep left anterior oblique view, not only the left, but also the origin of the right pulmonary artery can be seen.
KW - Pulmonary bifurcation
KW - Pulmonary branch stenoses
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U2 - 10.1007/BF02238845
DO - 10.1007/BF02238845
M3 - Article
C2 - 2395742
AN - SCOPUS:0025039863
VL - 11
SP - 147
EP - 149
JO - Pediatric Cardiology
JF - Pediatric Cardiology
SN - 0172-0643
IS - 3
ER -