This presentation has correlated conventional radiographs with CT images of the mediastinum, utilizing conventional and cross sectional anatomy. Having considered normal morphology and pathological entities, it has been found convenient to think of the mediastinum as comprising 3 longitudinal compartments each continuing uninterruptedly through the entire length of the mediastinum. These are the anterior mediastinal compartment (prevascular space), the middle mediastinal compartment (vascular space), and the posterior mediastinal compartment (postvascular space). Various pathological entities have been used to demonstrate involvement of these compartments singularly or in combination.
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Zylak et al. (1982) studied this question.