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Figure 7. Pulmonary vein imaging at 64-row multidetector CT (MDCT). 64-row MDCT, non-ECG-synchronized imaging. 59-year-old male patient. Pre-interventional assessment of pulmonary veins for radiofrequency ablation. Posterior view of the patient's heart. Common ostium for the left pulmonary veins, i.e. the pulmonary veins join before entering the left atrium. Separate ostia for the right pulmonary veins. LS, left superior pulmonary vein; LI, left inferior pulmonary vein; RS, right superior pulmonary vein; RI, right inferior pulmonary vein; LA, left atrium; LPA, left pulmonary artery; RPA, right pulmonary artery; VC, inferior vena cava.
