Middle mediastinum

Last revised by Maciej Debowski on 18 Mar 2020

The middle mediastinum is an artificial space of the mediastinum divided from the remainder of the extra-pleural intrathoracic cavity by arbitrary lines. It forms the largest component of the inferior mediastinum

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Cases and figures

  • Figure 1: mediastinal anatomy (Gray's anatomy illustration)
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  • Figure 2: mediastinum (Gray's illustration)
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  • Figure 3: annotated CT (green)
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  • Figure 4: Cardiomediastinal anatomy on chest radiography (annotated images)
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  • Figure 5: Cardiomediastinal anatomy on chest radiography (annotated images)
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