Chinese Journal Of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (3): 264-267.doi: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2018.03.006

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Imaging study of the intersection area of right principal bronchus and right upper lobe bronchus based on MSCT

LI Lei1, HAN Xin-wei1, CAO Jing2, WANG Su-ya3, HUA Cheng-fei1, KANG Tai1   

  1. 1. Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China;2. Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China;3. Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
  • Received:2017-12-05 Online:2018-05-25 Published:2018-07-04

Abstract:

Objective To explore and measure the dimensions of the intersection area of right principal bronchus and right upper lobe bronchus in normal adults and to analyze the correlation between the diameters of right principal bronchus, right upper lobe bronchus and intermediate bronchus. Methods The MSCT images of 300 healthy adult males and 300 healthy adult females were analyzed and measured, respectively. We used multiplanar reconstruction technique to measure the diameter, length, cross-sectional area and included angle of the right principal bronchus, right upper lobe bronchus and intermediate bronchus, and analyzed the correlation between them. Results The correlation between the long diameters of the right principal bronchus (Z), the right upper lobe bronchus (X), and the intermediate bronchus (Y) of male and female was Z=0.379X+0.955Y-0.691 (r=0.763, P<0.05) and Z=0.386X+0.358Y+6.340(r=0.745,P<0.05), respectively. Conclusion The diameters of the right principal bronchus, the right upper lobe bronchus and intermediate bronchus have a high correlation. Correlation equation can provide a reference for accurate measurement and estimation the intersection area of the dismeter of the right principal bronchus and right upper lobe bronchus.

Key words:  Right principal bronchus;   , Right upper lobe bronchus;   , Intermediate bronchus;   , MSCT, Measurement