What does SSN stand for?

Suprasternal Notch (anatomy)

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A thrill may be felt at the lower left sternal border (VSD), left upper sternal border (pulmonary valve stenosis) or suprasternal notch (aortic stenosis).

How do you deal with anaesthesia in a child with a murmur?

But if you know the anatomy there's a way to do it: The arrow must hit right on top of the suprasternal notch, the dip at the top of the breastbone just below the Adam's apple.

Too close for comfort

Digitization of bony landmarks on the humerus (lateral epicondyle, medial epicondyle, and a calculated point midway between the lateral and medial epicondyles) scapula (inferior angle, posterior aspect of the acromio-clavicular joint, and root of the spine of the scapula), and thorax (seventh cervical spinous process, eighth thoracic spinous process, suprasternal notch, and xiphoid process) allowed for transformation of sensor data to local anatomically based coordinate systems (75) (Fig.

Correlation of 3-dimensional shoulder kinematics to function in ...

Another cystic nodule was seen posterior to the trachea at the right suprasternal notch.

Tracheal necrosis and surgical emphysema: a rare complication of ...