"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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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thorax" by people in Profiles.
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An Intervention to Tag Findings Suspicious for Lung Cancer on Chest Computed Tomography Has Good Sensitivity and Number Needed to Diagnose. Perm J. 2021 May 12; 25.
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Trends in Use of Medical Imaging in US Health Care Systems and in Ontario, Canada, 2000-2016. JAMA. 2019 09 03; 322(9):843-856.
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Pneumothorax is a rare complication of thoracic central venous catheterization in community EDs. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Jan; 33(1):60-6.
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Association of upper trunk and visceral adipose tissue volume with insulin resistance in control and HIV-infected subjects in the FRAM study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2007 Nov 01; 46(3):283-90.