Anatomical analysis of the left upper lobe of lung on three-dimensional images with focusing the branching pattern of the subsegmental veins

Table 2 The numbers of patients with the various combinations of branching patterns of the pulmonary arteries and veins according to Yamashita’s classification [18]

The veinous branching patterns were sorted three type; apical vein dominant, intermediate, and central vein dominant types. The letter “AV” means apical vein, “CV” central vein and “LV” lingular vein. M- and IL-types indicate LUL having lingular pulmonary artery all or partly from pars mediastinalis, and lingular pulmonary artery all from pars inter lobaris, respectively. The numbers having superscripts ^“a” and ^“b” are significantly higher and lower than the theoretical numbers, respectively. *, p < 0.05 (Chi-square test)

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