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Magnetic resonance imaging of the azygos vein (white arrow) passing between the aorta and spinal column and confluences with the right superior vena cava (coronal view).
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A large azygos vein crossed the vertebral column from left to right posterior to the thoracic aorta, where it is compressed between these two anatomical structures and then connects to the right SVC ( Figs. 1 and 2 ).
Magnetic resonance imaging of the azygos vein (white arrow) compressed between the aorta and spinal column (horizontal view).
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A large azygos vein crossed the vertebral column from left to right posterior to the thoracic aorta, where it is compressed between these two anatomical structures and then connects to the right SVC ( Figs. 1 and 2 ).