"Thorax" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The upper part of the trunk between the NECK and the ABDOMEN. It contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013909
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.761
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| Concept/Terms |
Thorax- Thorax
- Chest
- Chests
- Thoraces
- Thorace
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thorax" by people in Profiles.
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van Velzen SGM, Lessmann N, Velthuis BK, Bank IEM, van den Bongard DHJG, Leiner T, de Jong PA, Veldhuis WB, Correa A, Terry JG, Carr JJ, Viergever MA, Verkooijen HM, I?gum I. Deep Learning for Automatic Calcium Scoring in CT: Validation Using Multiple Cardiac CT and Chest CT Protocols. Radiology. 2020 04; 295(1):66-79.
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Shin SS, Yoo WG. Stepping over an obstacle in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: Trunk and lower extremities of kinematic and muscle activation normalized by double limb support. A preliminary study. Technol Health Care. 2019; 27(1):1-11.
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Hynd TE, Buckley CL, Lozanoff S. Case of cephalothoracopagus conjoined twinning in an embryonic mouse. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2013 Jun; 97(6):421-4.
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Herbst J, Jenders R, McKenna R, Marchevsky A. Evidence-based criteria to help distinguish metastatic breast cancer from primary lung adenocarcinoma on thoracic frozen section. Am J Clin Pathol. 2009 Jan; 131(1):122-8.
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Wu M, Kc P, Mack SO, Haxhiu MA. Ablation of vagal preganglionic neurons innervating the extra-thoracic trachea affects ventilatory responses to hypercapnia and hypoxia. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2006 May; 152(1):36-50.
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Sosa MA, Spitzer N, Edwards DH, Baro DJ. A crustacean serotonin receptor: cloning and distribution in the thoracic ganglia of crayfish and freshwater prawn. J Comp Neurol. 2004 Jun 07; 473(4):526-37.
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Nagaro T, Amakawa K, Yamauchi Y, Tabo E, Kimura S, Arai T. Percutaneous cervical cordotomy and subarachnoid phenol block using fluoroscopy in pain control of costopleural syndrome. Pain. 1994 Sep; 58(3):325-330.
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Baksi KB, Hossain A, Chopra DS, Ajitsaria LK. Transthoracic pacing in ventricular asystole. J Indian Med Assoc. 1973 Feb 16; 60(4):134-7.