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Anterior chest wall structure

Known as: Anterior thoracic region, Pectus, Anterior chest 
Subdivision of the chest wall which is demarcated from the lateral parts of the chest by the anterior axillary lines.
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Anterior mediastinumChestChest wall structureLeft lateral chest wall
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Anterior thoracic regionHeterogeneous anatomical cluster

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Right clavicleRight inframammary part of chestStructure of precordiumStructure of sternal region

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Three new datasets supporting use of the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-11) for children’s self-reports of pain intensity
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Segmentation of anatomical structures in chest radiographs using supervised methods: a comparative study on a public database
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
PTPN11 mutations in Noonan syndrome: molecular spectrum, genotype-phenotype correlation, and phenotypic heterogeneity.
Noonan syndrome (NS) is a developmental disorder characterized by facial dysmorphia, short stature, cardiac defects, and skeletal… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
A 10-year review of a minimally invasive technique for the correction of pectus excavatum.
Review
1997
Review
1997
Clinical manifestations in 105 persons with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.
Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCC; Gorlin syndrome), an autosomal dominant disorder linked to 9q22.3-q31, and caused by… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A bedside ultrasound sign ruling out pneumothorax in the critically ill. Lung sliding.
STUDY OBJECTIVES To describe and evaluate an ultrasound pattern useful in the diagnosis of pneumothorax. DESIGN Ultrasound… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Use of an artificial neural network for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction.
  • W. Baxt
  • Annals of internal medicine
  • 1991
  • Corpus ID: 36542256
OBJECTIVE To validate prospectively the use of an artificial neural network to identify myocardial infarction in patients… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Use of CT scans in selection of patients for pectus excavatum surgery: a preliminary report.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap A Versatile Flap for Reconstruction in the Head and Neck
  • S. Ariyan
  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery
  • 1979
  • Corpus ID: 9214163
A compound flap is described that utilizes skin from the anterior chest on a narrow segment of pectoralis major muscle, with its… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Vascular pathology of homocysteinemia: implications for the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis.
  • K. Mccully
  • The American journal of pathology
  • 1969
  • Corpus ID: 8960278
NDiviDuAI with homocystinuria 12 have been found to lack normal activity of the enzyme cystathionine synthetase.3 In many of the… 
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