Apprasial of the surface anatomy of the thorax in an adolescent population

dc.contributor.authorNadesan, Thiasha
dc.contributor.authorKeough, Natalie
dc.contributor.authorSuleman, Farhana Ebrahim
dc.contributor.authorLockhat, Zarina I.
dc.contributor.authorVan Schoor, Albert-Neels
dc.contributor.emailalbert.vanschoor@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-20T09:25:49Z
dc.date.issued2019-09
dc.description.abstractSurface anatomy is considered a fundamental part of anatomy curricula and clinical practice. Recent studies have reappraised surface anatomy using CT, but the adolescent age group has yet to be appraised. Sixty adolescent thoracoabdominal CT scans (aged 12–18 years) were examined. The surface anatomy of the central veins, cardiac apex, diaphragmatic openings, and structures in relation to the sternal angle plane were analyzed. The results showed that the brachiocephalic vein (left and right) formed mostly posterior to the sternoclavicular joint. The superior vena cava formed close to the second costal cartilage, ±16.3 mm to the right of the midline. The apex of the heart was located in relation to the fifth intercostal space; ±78.6 mm to the left of the midline. The caval hiatus was in relation to T9 and T10; the esophageal hiatus was at T10; whereas the aortic hiatus was at T11. The sternal angle plane was in relation to the upper half of T5, which was also where the bifurcations of the trachea and pulmonary trunk were observed. The SVC/azygos vein junction and the concavity of the aortic arch were observed to be more than 10 mm superior to this plane. The results of this study further highlight the substantial variability of the surface anatomy between age groups. It also emphasizes the notion that surface anatomy is a dynamic variable and cannot be treated as a static observation.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentAnatomyen_ZA
dc.description.departmentRadiologyen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2020-09-01
dc.description.librarianhj2019en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Department of Anatomy and the National Research Foundation (NRF).en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10982353en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNadesan, T., Keough, N., Suleman, F.E. et al. 2019, 'Apprasial of the surface anatomy of the thorax in an adolescent population', Clinical Anatomy, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 762-769.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0897-3806 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1098-2353 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1002/ca.23351
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/71151
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherWileyen_ZA
dc.rights© 2019 Wiley Periodicals Inc. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : 'Apprasial of the surface anatomy of the thorax in an adolescent population', Clinical Anatomy, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 762-769, 2019. doi : 10.1002/ca.23351, which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10982353.en_ZA
dc.subjectAnatomyen_ZA
dc.subjectImagingen_ZA
dc.subjectMedical educationen_ZA
dc.subjectSternal angleen_ZA
dc.subjectCentral veinsen_ZA
dc.subjectDiaphragmen_ZA
dc.subjectSurface anatomyen_ZA
dc.subjectAdolescenten_ZA
dc.subject.otherHealth sciences articles SDG-03
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.titleApprasial of the surface anatomy of the thorax in an adolescent populationen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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