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Code
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Display
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Definition
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112095
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Hiatus |
A gap or passage through an anatomical part or organ; especially: a gap through which another part or organ passes. |
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112090
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Azygoesophageal recess interface |
A space in the right side of the mediastinum into which the medial edge of the right lower lobe extends [Fraser and Pare]. |
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112091
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Paraspinal line |
A vertically oriented interface usually seen in a frontal chest radiograph to the left of the thoracic vertebral column [Fraser and Pare]. |
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112092
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Posterior tracheal stripe |
A vertically oriented linear opacity ranging in width from 2-5 mm, extending from the thoracic inlet to the bifurcation of the trachea, and visible only on lateral radiographs of the chest [Fraser and Pare]. |
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112093
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Right tracheal stripe |
A vertically oriented linear opacity approximately 2-3 mm wide extending from the thoracic inlet to the right tracheobronchial angle [Fraser and Pare]. |
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112094
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Stripe |
A longitudinal composite opacity measuring 2-5 mm in width; acceptable when limited to anatomic structures within the mediastinum [Fraser and Pare]. |