Fig. 1From: Identification of the pericardiacophrenic vein on CTThe positional relationships between the center of each anterior mediastinal lesion and the ipsilateral PCPV. We evaluated whether the center of the lesion (C) was located on the medial or lateral side of the ipsilateral PCPV (P). The borderline (dotted line) between the medial and lateral sides was determined as a line vertical to the mediastinal plane. a Schema of the center of the lesion located on the medial side of the ipsilateral PCPV. b Schema of the center of the lesion located on the lateral side of the ipsilateral PCPVBack to article page