| Central venous line placement in the superior vena cava and the azygos vein: differentiation on posteroanterior chest radiographs. | |
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PMID: 21427325 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine, first, the accuracy with which radiologists reading posteroanterior chest radiographs differentiate whether a central venous line is in the superior vena cava or the azygos vein and, second, the circumstances in which radiologists may omit the lateral view to determine the position of a central venous line. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four radiologists evaluated 60 posteroanterior chest radiographs to determine the position of a central venous line in the superior vena cava or azygos vein. Investigators evaluated the appearance of the central venous lines to refine rules for determining central venous line position on a frontal radiograph and omitting the lateral view. RESULTS: The accuracy of posteroanterior radiography for determining central venous line position was 90% at one study location and 85.5% at the other. No central venous line in the azygos vein extended more than 10.9 mm caudal to the cephalic edge of the right main bronchus. No central venous line in the superior vena cava had a down-the-barrel or curved appearance at the caudal edge. CONCLUSION: For central venous lines extending at least 15 mm caudal to the cephalic edge of the right main bronchus and having no down-the-barrel or curved caudal appearance, categorization was nearly 100% accurate. Therefore, if desired to save radiation exposure and cost, it may be feasible to omit lateral views in radiography of patients with central venous lines extending at least 15 mm caudal to the cephalic edge of the right main bronchus in whom the caudal edge does not have a down-the-barrel or curved appearance. |
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Tamara Miner Haygood; Patrick C Brennan; John Ryan; Jose-Miguel Yamal; Lindsay Liles; Paul O'Sullivan; Colleen M Costelloe; Nancy E Fitzgerald; William A Murphy |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: AJR. American journal of roentgenology Volume: 196 ISSN: 1546-3141 ISO Abbreviation: AJR Am J Roentgenol Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-03-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7708173 Medline TA: AJR Am J Roentgenol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 783-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1475, Houston, TX 77030. |
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