Question 2366
{"accessible":true,"alternatives":[{"id":11670,"text":"central venous catheter (CVC); in the appropriate position and is used for administering medication and in haemodialysis"},{"id":11673,"text":"central venous catheter (CVC); too deep and needs to be retracted to access the brachiocephalic vein for systemic circulation of medication"},{"id":12151,"text":"peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC); in the appropriate position and is used for administering medication"},{"id":11671,"text":"peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC); too shallow and needs to be advanced further to access the heart for angioplasty"},{"id":11672,"text":"Port-a-Cath; in the appropriate position and is used in oncology patients requiring years of treatment"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":11670,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"/articles/central-venous-catheter\"\u003ecentral venous catheter (CVC)\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;in the chest x-ray is in the appropriate position with its tip in the \u003ca href=\"/articles/superior-vena-cava\"\u003esuperior vena cava\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;or \u003ca href=\"/articles/superior-cavoatrial-junction-1\"\u003ecavoatrial junction\u003c/a\u003e and is used for administering medication and in haemodialysis.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/articles/peripherally-inserted-central-catheter-1\"\u003ePeripherally inserted central catheters (PICC)\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;are used for weeks to months during oncology treatment and special care must be made to ensure that it is kept sterile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"/articles/implantable-port\"\u003ePort-a-Caths\u003c/a\u003e are most commonly used for long-term\u0026nbsp;oncology treatment. Provided there are no complications, they do not require changing and can remain within the patient for as long as required.\u003c/p\u003e","id":2366,"imageUrl":"https://prod-images-static.radiopaedia.org/images/7420474/92d6ac1025296d9bbc48ae71b6f936_big_gallery.jpeg","imageAttribution":{"kind":"case","rID":29717},"imageAttributionCaseInfo":{"title":"Vascath (chest x-ray)","contributor_name":"Henry Knipe","contributor_param":"henryknipe","case_rid":29717,"case_param":"vascath-chest-x-ray"},"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2366","nextQuestionPath":null,"relatedArticles":[{"id":16432,"title":"Medical devices in the thorax","link":"/articles/medical-devices-in-the-thorax?lang=us"},{"id":26965,"title":"Central venous catheter","link":"/articles/central-venous-catheter?lang=us"},{"id":51430,"title":"CVC position on chest x-ray (summary)","link":"/articles/cvc-position-on-chest-x-ray-summary?lang=us"},{"id":6445,"title":"Peripherally inserted central catheter","link":"/articles/peripherally-inserted-central-catheter-1?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[{"id":1346,"kind":"Course","title":"2022 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1346","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2022-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1346"},{"id":1200,"kind":"Course","title":"2022 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1200","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2022-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1200"},{"id":248,"kind":"LiveSchedule","title":"248","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/admin/live_schedules/248"},{"id":158,"kind":"LiveSchedule","title":"158","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/admin/live_schedules/158"},{"id":1723,"kind":"Course","title":"2023 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1723","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2023-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1723"},{"id":365,"kind":"LiveSchedule","title":"365","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/admin/live_schedules/365"},{"id":277,"kind":"LiveSchedule","title":"277","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/admin/live_schedules/277"},{"id":1286,"kind":"Course","title":"2022 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1286","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2022-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1286"},{"id":1286,"kind":"Course","title":"X-ray \u0026 Ultrasound Lectures - page 1286","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/xray-lectures/pages/1286"},{"id":1451,"kind":"Course","title":"2023 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1451","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2023-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1451"}],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eA 50-year-old female presents for a CXR to assess the placement of a recently inserted line before apheresis. What is the name of the recently inserted line and which statement\u0026nbsp;is correct about the line in this image?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/2366"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"11671","percentage":1},{"alternativeId":"11673","percentage":4},{"alternativeId":"11672","percentage":2},{"alternativeId":"11670","percentage":89},{"alternativeId":"12151","percentage":4}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"implantable-port"}