Three-dimensional image reconstruction of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return to the superior vena cava

B Zwetsch; S Wicky; R Meuli; P Schnyder

doi:10.1378/chest.108.6.1743

Three-dimensional image reconstruction of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return to the superior vena cava

Chest. 1995 Dec;108(6):1743-5. doi: 10.1378/chest.108.6.1743.

Authors

B Zwetsch¹, S Wicky, R Meuli, P Schnyder

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 7497793
DOI: 10.1378/chest.108.6.1743

Abstract

A case of a rare partial anomalous pulmonary venous return of the right upper lobe into the superior vena cava is reported. Multiple three-dimensional image reconstructions in association with spiral CT are used in the aim of clarifying this abnormality of pulmonary venous drainage.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Veins / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Vena Cava, Superior / abnormalities*
Vena Cava, Superior / diagnostic imaging