Uncategorized
eg Chest CT
Notes
trachea
bronchi
segmental airways
subsegmental airways
RUL
RML
RLL
LUL
LLL
heart
LA RA RV LV
MPA Ao LAD RCA LCx
lymph nodes
anterior mediastinum
thyroid and neck
axilla
breasts
esophagus
stomach
duodenum
liver
gallbladder
bile ducts
pancreas
spleen
adrenals
kidneys
abdominal wall
Scales 
ie the logical and spatially related way to look at the these structures
  • trachea
  • mainstem bronchi
  • segmental airways
    • middle lobe
      • lateral
      • medial
    • RLL
      • apical
      • anterior
      • lateral
      • posterior
      • medial
    • LLL
      • apical
      • anterior
      • lateral
      • posterior
      • medial
    • Lingula
      • inferior
      • superior
    • LUL
      • anterior
      • superior
      • posterior
    • RUL
      • anterior
      • superior
      • posterior
    • Parenchyma
      • RUL sweep
      • RML sweep
      • RLL sweep
      • LLL sweep
      • Lingula sweep
      • LUL sweep
  • Nodule Search
    • switch between conventional lung algorithm and MIPS
    • RUL
      • conventional – superior to inferior
      • switch to MIPS – inferior to superior
    • RML
      • conventional- superior to inferior
      • switch to MIPS inferior to superior
    • LLL
      • conventional- superior to inferior
      • switch to MIPS inferior to superior
      • conventional – superior to inferior
      • switch to MIPS – inferior to superior
    • LUL
      • conventional- superior to inferior
      • switch to MIPS inferior to superior
  • Heart
    • Clockwise Sweep
      • LA RA RV LV
      • Up to
        • MPA
      • Across to
        • Ao
      • Down to
        • LAD
      • Rightward to
        • RCA
      • leftward to
        • LCx
    • Up to A-P window
      • lymph nodes
        • across from right to left  to
          • left paratracheal lymph nodes
          • pre-carinal lymph nodes
          • azygous  lymph node
          • right hila lymph nodes
    • Search of the triangles
      • go under to subcarinal triangle
      • anterior mediastinum to superior mediastinum
      • thyroid triangle
      • right axilla
      • right breast
      • left breast
      • left axila
    • esophagus
      • down the esophagus to the
      • stomach
        • fundus body antrum pylorus duodenum
      • Liver
        • segments 1 2 3 4
        • jump over the gallbladder to
        • 5 6 7 8
      • gallbladder to
      • bile duct to
      • pancreas to
      • spleen to left adrenal to right adrenal to
      • right kidney to left kidney to
      • retroperitoneum
      • aorta and IVC to
      • abdominal wall