TY - JOUR
T1 - Demonstration of the anatomy of the esophageal artery using multidetector-row helical computed tomography
AU - Kato, Takumi
AU - Takase, Kei
AU - Ichikawa, Hirofumi
AU - Satomi, Susumu
AU - Takahashi, Shoki
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To assess the ability of multidetector-row helical computed tomography to depict the esophageal artery. METHODS: Patients with esophageal cancer (n = 88) underwent multidetector-row helical computed tomography. Degree of visualization, branching level, angle, and length of the esophageal artery were investigated. RESULTS: In 79 (89.8%) of 88 patients, a total of 146 esophageal arteries were delineated from the origin to the insertion into the esophagus. Of the 146 arteries, 112 (76.7%) originated from the descending aorta and 34 (23.3%) from the right intercostal artery. Of the 112 aorta-originated arteries, 110 (98.2%) originated at a level between T6 and T11 from the left side of the descending aorta to go into the left wall of the esophagus. Of the 34 intercostal-originated arteries, 27 (79.4%) originated from right intercostal arteries between T5 and T7 to go into the esophagus. CONCLUSIONS: Multi-detector-row helical computed tomography depicted the esophageal artery in a high percentage of the patients.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To assess the ability of multidetector-row helical computed tomography to depict the esophageal artery. METHODS: Patients with esophageal cancer (n = 88) underwent multidetector-row helical computed tomography. Degree of visualization, branching level, angle, and length of the esophageal artery were investigated. RESULTS: In 79 (89.8%) of 88 patients, a total of 146 esophageal arteries were delineated from the origin to the insertion into the esophagus. Of the 146 arteries, 112 (76.7%) originated from the descending aorta and 34 (23.3%) from the right intercostal artery. Of the 112 aorta-originated arteries, 110 (98.2%) originated at a level between T6 and T11 from the left side of the descending aorta to go into the left wall of the esophagus. Of the 34 intercostal-originated arteries, 27 (79.4%) originated from right intercostal arteries between T5 and T7 to go into the esophagus. CONCLUSIONS: Multi-detector-row helical computed tomography depicted the esophageal artery in a high percentage of the patients.
KW - descending aorta
KW - esophageal artery
KW - esophagectomy
KW - intercostal artery
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U2 - 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181ed9cf4
DO - 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181ed9cf4
M3 - Article
C2 - 21084913
AN - SCOPUS:78650457304
SN - 0363-8715
VL - 34
SP - 939
EP - 944
JO - Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
JF - Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
IS - 6
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