Blood finds a way: pictorial review of thoracic collateral vessels

Blood finds a way: pictorial review of thoracic collateral vessels

Abstract In the healthy patient, blood returns to the heart via classic venous pathways. Obstruction of any one of these pathways will result in blood flow finding new collateral pathways to return to the heart. Although significant anatomic variation exists and multiple collateral vessels are often...

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Main Authors: Thomas J. Marini, Komal Chughtai, Zachary Nuffer, Susan K. Hobbs, Katherine Kaproth-Joslin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-06-01
Series:Insights into Imaging
Subjects:
Veins
Collaterals
Superior vena cava
Superior vena cava syndrome
Thrombosis
Obstruction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13244-019-0753-3

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