Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Yu-Min Zhong

Publications

• Research Article
  Noninvasive Imaging Study of Tracheobronchial Compression Caused By Tortuosity and Dilation of the Thoracic Artery
  Author(s): Rong-Zhen OuYang, Mao Sheng, Yu-Min Zhong, Ai -Min Sun, Qian Wang, Wei Gao, Hai-Sheng Qiu and Ming ZhuRong-Zhen OuYang, Mao Sheng, Yu-Min Zhong, Ai -Min Sun, Qian Wang, Wei Gao, Hai-Sheng Qiu and Ming Zhu
  
  Objective: To demonstrate tracheobronchial compression caused by tortuous and dilated large and medium-sized thoracic arteries and the characteristics of these arteries by noninvasive imaging modalities. Patients and Methods: Imaging and clinical data of six patients with tortuous, dilated large and medium-sized thoracic arteries (July 2007 to December 2013) were reviewed. The imaging data were mainly acquired by cardiac multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) or/and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The number and location of tracheobronchial stenosis were noted, and the severity of stenosis was categorized. The characteristics of large and medium-sized thoracic arteries were also noted. Further, the correlation between the severity of tracheobronchial stenosis and tortuous, dilated large and medium-sized thoracic arteries was analyzed. One patient w.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000281

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