Fouty-CT/MRI Flashcards
2 windows to use for imaging for CT scan
lung
mediastinal
type of view
cross-sectional (axial)
type of view
sagittal
type of view
coronal
when you see ____ as a single structure, you are above bifurcation (superior mediastinum)
trachea
top R: R brachiocephalic vein
middle R: trachea
bottom R: esophagus
top middle: brachiocephalic trunk
top L: L common carotid a
bottom L: L subclavian a
SVC
aortic arch
SVC
aortic arch
trachea
2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12 ,13
- SVC
- sternum
- aortic arch
- trachea
- esophagus
- vertebral body
- RUL
bifurcation of trachea means we are out of ______
superior mediastinum
in the middle of the tracheal bifurcation
carina
1,2,3,4,7,9,10,17,18,19,20
- R bronchus
- SVC
- ascending aorta
- sternum
- main pulmonary a
- L pulmonary a
- descending aorta
- vertebral body
- major fissure
- azygos
- esophagus
R atrium
R ventricle
L atrium
descending aorta
vertebral body
RALS
R pulmonary a lies anterior to R main bronchus
L pulmonary a lies superior to L main bronchus
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 ,16, 17, 18, 20
- R atrium
- RML (next to RA)
- sternum
- R ventricle
- ascending aorta
- L atrium
- L pulm vein
- descending aorta
- thoracic duct
- azygos
- esophagus
- RLL
- SVC (goes into RA)
RA
RV
LV
LA
arrow below RV
IVC seen below RV
atrial septum
RV
LV
IVC (T8)
Esophagus (T10)
aorta (T12)
if you see the vessels, what lobes will be around
upper and lower
if you see the heart, what lobes will be around
middle and lower
