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Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Method for the Visualization and Assessment of Specific Parameters of the Pulmonary Veins
Published on: October 28, 2020
Anomalous isolated segmental pulmonary vein dilatation detected by computerized tomography of the chest
Hidetoshi Miyake1, Hiroshi Oribe
1Hospital Informatics Center, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu City, Oita 879-5593, Japan. miyakeh@med.oita-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
This report presents findings detected on computerized tomography of the chest in three patients with dilatation of a segmental pulmonary vein and its branches. Each patient had dilatation of an isolated segmental pulmonary vein and its branches with a normal distribution, and no associated cardiovascular anomalies; in two patients, ground glass opacity corresponding to the distribution of the dilated pulmonary veins was observed. The CT features are consistent with a rare subtype of congenital pulmonary varix.
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