Detection of the stellate and thoracic sympathetic chain ganglia with high-resolution 3D-CISS MR imaging

A Chaudhry, A Kamali, DA Herzka… - American Journal …, 2018 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Despite the importance of the sympathetic nervous system
in homeostasis and its putative role in various disease states, little is known regarding our …

[HTML][HTML] Superior cervical sympathetic ganglion: normal imaging appearance on 3T-MRI

JY Lee, JH Lee, JS Song, MJ Song… - Korean Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To identify superior cervical sympathetic ganglion (SCSG) and describe their
characteristic MR appearance using 3T-MRI. Materials and Methods In this prospective …

Topographical study of the connections of the rami communicantes from the first to the fifth thoracic sympathetic ganglia

HJ Won, JE Lee, WT Lee, HS Won - Clinical Anatomy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated the morphological variations and histological patterns of the rami
communicantes (RCs) arising from the first to the fifth thoracic sympathetic ganglia, and …

Ultrasound features of middle cervical sympathetic ganglion

JE Shin, JH Baek, EJ Ha, YJ Choi… - The Clinical Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of ultrasound (US) detection of the middle cervical
sympathetic ganglion (CSG). Materials and Methods: We examined 52 consecutive patients …

Cervico‐thoracic ganglion: Its clinical implications

N Pather, P Partab, B Singh… - Clinical Anatomy: The …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Lesions of the cervicothoracic ganglion (CTG) result in interruption of sympathetic fibers to
the head, neck, upper limb, and thoracic viscera. The accurate understanding of the …

Anatomical variation of the sympathetic trunk and aberrant rami communicantes and their clinical implications

W Filion, C Lamb - Available at SSRN 4145823, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Surgical interventions involving the sympathetic trunk are increasingly performed to alleviate
symptoms of several disorders such as hyperhidrosis. Anatomical variation has been …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroanatomy, stellate ganglion

M Mehrotra, V Reddy, P Singh - 2019 - europepmc.org
The stellate ganglion forms as a result of the fusion of the inferior cervical and first thoracic
sympathetic ganglions. It is present in up to 80% of the population. The stellate ganglion is …

Pathology-dependent histological changes of the left stellate ganglia: a cadaveric study

S Docimo Jr, C Piccolo… - Clinical medicine …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Sympathetic hyperinnervation due to nerve sprouting generated by the left stellate ganglion
has been noted following cardiopulmonary disease processes. Sympathetic …

Morphological spectra of adult human stellate ganglia: implications for thoracic sympathetic denervation

OJ Kwon, S Pendekanti, JN Fox… - The Anatomical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiac sympathetic denervation (CSD) to treat ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) requires
transection at the middle or lower third of stellate (cervicothoracic) ganglia (SG). However …

Probabilistic mapping of the cervical sympathetic trunk ganglia

ME Stark, I Safir, JJ Wisco - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2014 - Elsevier
The goal of this study was to create a heat map indicating the probabilistic location of major
ganglia of the cervical sympathetic trunk (CST). Detailed dissections of human cadaveric …