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CT Findings of Azygos Venous System: Congenital Variants and Acquired Structural Changes

기정맥계의 CT 소견: 선천변이 및 후천적 구조 변화

  • Ha Neul Kim (Department of Radiology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital) ;
  • Youkyung Lee (Department of Radiology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital) ;
  • Su Jin Hong (Department of Radiology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital) ;
  • Ji Hun Kang (Department of Radiology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital) ;
  • Ji-hoon Jung (Department of Radiology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital)
  • 김하늘 (한양대학교 의과대학 한양대학교 구리병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 이유경 (한양대학교 의과대학 한양대학교 구리병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 홍수진 (한양대학교 의과대학 한양대학교 구리병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 강지훈 (한양대학교 의과대학 한양대학교 구리병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 정지훈 (한양대학교 의과대학 한양대학교 구리병원 영상의학과)
  • Received : 2023.06.27
  • Accepted : 2023.10.04
  • Published : 2024.01.01
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Abstract

The azygos venous system is a crucial conduit of the posterior thorax and potentially vital collateral pathway. However, it is often overlooked clinically and radiologically. This pictorial essay reviews the normal azygos venous anatomy and CT findings of congenital variations and structural changes associated with acquired pathologies.

기정맥계는 후방 흉부의 중요한 부속 정맥이며 측부순환으로서 중대한 역할을 한다. 그러나, 그 중요성에도 불구하고 임상적 혹은 영상의학적으로 종종 간과된다. 본 임상화보에서는, 기정맥계의 정상 해부학에 대해 알아보고, 기정맥계에서 볼 수 있는 다양한 선천 변이와 후천적 질환에 따른 구조 변화의 CT 소견에 대하여 검토하고자 한다.

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Acknowledgement

The authors thank Eun Joo Lee of Seoul, South Korea, for her contribution through her illustration (Fig. 1).

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