Patient Data
The labeled structures are (excluding the correct side):
sternocleidomastoid muscle
thyroid gland
internal jugular vein
vertebral artery
right common carotid artery
strap muscle
thyrocervical trunk
cervical esophagus
axillary artery
right subclavian artery
neck of the rib
anterior jugular vein
subscapularis muscle
costotransverse joint
supraspinatus muscle
pectoralis major muscle
spine of scapula
clavicle
axillary vein (non-opacified)
subclavian vein
trapezius muscle
inferior thyroid vein
pectoralis minor muscle
left common carotid artery
brachiocephalic trunk
axillary vein (opacified)
trachea
left subclavian artery
sternoclavicular joint
right brachiocephalic vein (non-opacified)
costovertebral joint
tubercle of the rib
costal cartilage
internal thoracic artery
thoracic esophagus
left brachiocephalic vein (opacified)
manubrium of the sternum
aortic arch
head of the rib
vertebral body
mediastinal fat
internal thoracic vein
intercostal space
pulmonary trunk
superior vena cava
carina
left upper lobar pulmonary artery
azygos arch
right main bronchus
left pulmonary artery
left main bronchus
right upper lobar pulmonary artery
internal thoracic artery
right pulmonary artery
bronchus intermedius
left atrial appendage
right atrial appendage
pulmonary valve (approximate location)
ascending aorta
left superior pulmonary vein
left anterior descending artery (anterior interventricular artery)
right interlobar pulmonary artery
right middle lobe bronchus
left interlobar pulmonary artery
right inferior lobe bronchus
left inferior pulmonary vein
interatrial septum
right superior pulmonary vein
aortic valve (approximate location)
thoracic esophagus
left atrium
descending aorta
body of the sternum
mitral valve (approximate location)
right inferior pulmonary vein
right atrium
interventricular septum
left ventricular apex
right ventricle
tricuspid valve (approximate location)
left ventricle
xiphoid of the sternum
erector spinae muscles
coronary sinus
posterior intercostal artery
inferior vena cava
right pericardial fat pad
azygos vein
posterior descending artery (posterior interventricular artery)
esophagus passing through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm
linea alba
superior epigastric artery
hemiazygos vein
right crus of the diaphragm
rectus abdominis muscle
abdominal aorta
left crus of the diaphragm
The same normal chest CT arterial phase without labels for reference.
Case Discussion
The labeled structures are (excluding the correct side):
- sternocleidomastoid muscle
- thyroid gland
- internal jugular vein
- vertebral artery
- right common carotid artery
- strap muscle
- thyrocervical trunk
- cervical esophagus
- axillary artery
- right subclavian artery
- neck of the rib
- anterior jugular vein
- subscapularis muscle
- costotransverse joint
- supraspinatus muscle
- pectoralis major muscle
- spine of scapula
- clavicle
- axillary vein (non-opacified)
- subclavian vein
- trapezius muscle
- inferior thyroid vein
- pectoralis minor muscle
- left common carotid artery
- brachiocephalic trunk
- axillary vein (opacified)
- trachea
- left subclavian artery
- sternoclavicular joint
- right brachiocephalic vein (non-opacified)
- costovertebral joint
- tubercle of the rib
- costal cartilage
- internal thoracic artery
- thoracic esophagus
- left brachiocephalic vein (opacified)
- manubrium of the sternum
- aortic arch
- head of the rib
- vertebral body
- mediastinal fat
- internal thoracic vein
- intercostal space
- pulmonary trunk
- superior vena cava
- carina
- left upper lobar pulmonary artery
- azygos arch
- right main bronchus
- left pulmonary artery
- left main bronchus
- right upper lobar pulmonary artery
- internal thoracic artery
- right pulmonary artery
- bronchus intermedius
- left atrial appendage
- right atrial appendage
- pulmonary valve (approximate location)
- ascending aorta
- left superior pulmonary vein
- left anterior descending artery (anterior interventricular artery)
- right interlobar pulmonary artery
- right middle lobe bronchus
- left interlobar pulmonary artery
- right inferior lobe bronchus
- left inferior pulmonary vein
- interatrial septum
- right superior pulmonary vein
- aortic valve (approximate location)
- thoracic esophagus
- left atrium
- descending aorta
- body of the sternum
- mitral valve (approximate location)
- right inferior pulmonary vein
- right atrium
- interventricular septum
- left ventricular apex
- right ventricle
- tricuspid valve (approximate location)
- left ventricle
- xiphoid of the sternum
- erector spinae muscles
- coronary sinus
- posterior intercostal artery
- inferior vena cava
- right pericardial fat pad
- azygos vein
- posterior descending artery (posterior interventricular artery)
- esophagus passing through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm
- linea alba
- superior epigastric artery
- hemiazygos vein
- right crus of the diaphragm
- rectus abdominis muscle
- abdominal aorta
- left crus of the diaphragm