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Structure of apex of lung

Known as: apex lung, Lung Apex, Anatomical apex of lung 
The rounded, uppermost part of the lung, located above the level of the sternal end of the first rib.
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Broader (2)

Anatomical pointStructure of upper lobe of lung
LungPancoast TumorPulmonary Sulcus NeoplasmSuperior Sulcus Lung Carcinoma

Narrower (2)

Structure of apex of left lungStructure of apex of right lung

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2011
2011
Correlation of cross-sectional diameter with image quality and radiation exposure in MDCT examinations of the neck.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify an optimal cross-sectional neck diameter that correlates with image quality… 
2010
2010
Accuracy of three electronic apex locators in the presence of different irrigating solutions.
The present study compared the accuracy of three electronic apex locators (EALs) - Elements Diagnostic®, Root ZX® and Apex DSP… 
2006
2006
Oleic acid vs saline solution lung lavage-induced acute lung injury: effects on lung morphology, pressure-volume relationships, and response to positive end-expiratory pressure.
OBJECTIVE To compare two lung injury models (oleic acid [OA] and saline solution washout [SW]) regarding lung morphology… 
2003
2003
Setting Mean Airway Pressure during High-frequency Oscillatory Ventilation According to the Static Pressure–Volume Curve in Surfactant-deficient Lung Injury: A Computed Tomography Study
Background Numerous studies suggest setting positive end-expiratory pressure during conventional ventilation according to the… 
2003
2003
The Development and Use of a Chest Phantom for Optimizing Scanning Techniques on a Variety of Low‐Dose Helical Computed Tomography Devices
Purpose: To develop a chest phantom for determining the optimal scan conditions for chest computed tomography (CT) screening… 
2000
2000
Lack of effect of small high-dose volumes on the dose-response relationship for the development of fibrosis in distant parts of the ipsilateral lung in mini-pigs.
PURPOSE Multi-field radiation therapy for intrathoracic tumours results in a heterogeneous dose distribution in lung tissue. This… 
1995
1995
Ischemic and nonischemic patterns of diastolic abnormalities during isometric handgrip exercise.
This study establishes the clinical value of the recently introduced handgrip-apexcardiographic test (HAT) as an additional tool… 
1982
1982
Localization of Parathyroid Adenoma by Computed Tomography
Sixteen consecutive patients with the clinical diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism, nine with and seven without previous surgery… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
Extrapleural intrathoracic apical traumatic pseudomeningocele.
A large traumatic pseudomeningocele appeared in a 19 year old man following a trauma which resulted in a fracture of the right… 
1964
1964
The Apex Cardiogram in Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction
The use of the apex cardiogram offers a simple yet valuable aid in the diagnosis of obstruction of the left ventricular outflow… 
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