What is seen on axial CT images at the same level as the bifurcation of the trachea?
A)the first appearance of the IVC
B)the pulmonary trunk and its branches, the right and left pulmonary arteries
C)the pulmonary veins
D)the formation of the SVC by the merger of the right and left brachiocephalic veins

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The bifurcation of the trachea, also known as the carina, is located at the level where the pulmonary trunk divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries, which is visible on axial CT images at this level.

What Is Seen on Axial CT Images at the Same