Spatial Resolution
Size of he smallest structures that can be distinguished
Contrast Resolution
ability to distinguish between intrinsic characteristics of different normal and abnormal structures
Temporal Resolution
ability to deal with moving tissues and flowing blood
Specific characteristics of imaging modalities
Ultrasound characteristics - spatial resolution - contrast resolution - temporal resolution - radiation type - cost - availability
Unltrasound terminology - echogenic - hypoechoic - anechoic - doppler - duplex
What makes up the superior thoracic aperture
Parts of sternum
Parts of rib
head, neck, costal tubercle, body
Parts of vertebrae
three classes of ribs and which ribs fall under each class
Attachment of 3 classes of ribs to sternum
In adolescents and young adults how is the sternum different?
When do bones ossify in the sternum
Synchondroses
how sternum is connected together
Why is the xiphoid process an important anatomical landmark in the median plane
Xiphoid process marks costal margin and marks the superior limit of the liver, central tendon of the diaphragm, and inferior border of the heart
Diaphragm - major function - what is central tendon? - structure that perforates the central tendon? - other structures that pass through and where? - motor innervation - sensory - blood supply on thoracic portion
side effect of ascities
fluid in his abdomen is pushing up on his diaphragm, disrupting contraction and relaxation of diaphragm during breathing. Patient is not able to fully relax and contract and this leads to SOB
cardiac progenitor cells
○ primary (first) heart field (origin: mesodermal cells from primitive streak) ○ second heart field (origin: cardiac progenitor cells from pharyngeal mesoderm) • neural crest cells
What portion of the lateral plate mesoderm becomes the heart tubes?
Endocardial heart tubes
What day does the heart begin to beat? Blood flow?
Embryonic structure turns into - truncus arteriosus - bulbus cordis - primitive ventricle - primitive atrium - sinus venosus
Septa - how many? - what forms AV septum? - what forms AV valves - clinical issues
hypoplastic left heart syndrome