Fig. 8.1 Direct smear prepared from FNAB sample of a lung mass and stained using the Papanicolaou method. Note the presence of many tumor cells with prominent nucleoli. The presence…
Fig. 3.1 Distribution of dose within a patient undergoing an angiographic procedure using a PA projection Fig. 3.2 Distribution of dose within a patient undergoing a CT procedure. (a) Small…
Fig. 6.1 Fluoroscopic-guided lung biopsy. A 63-year-old woman with newly diagnosed right upper lobe lung lesion was referred for biopsy. Axial CT image of the chest (a) shows a 2.3…
Term Definition Medical global positioning system (GPS) Localization of a device or image in relation to prior pre-procedural imaging. The electromagnetic field generator is the “satellite” and the needle tip…
Representative effective dose valve (mSv) Representative effective dose valve (mSv) Chest X-ray PA and lateral 0.1 0.05–0.24 Diagnostic invasive coronary angiography 7 2–16 Coronary CT angiography 64-slice MDCT, retrospective…
Fig. 35.1 Mitral valve (long arrow) and aortic valve (short arrow) in view. Note the minimal leaflet excursion of the aortic valve cusps Fig. 35.2 Moderate aortic regurgitation prior to…
1. Non-ionizing radiation 2. Noninvasive method 3. Image acquisition in any plane 4. Vessel analysis and flow quantification especially in stenotic areas in terms of peak velocity and pressure gradient…
Fig. 32.1 Incidence of structural valve degeneration (SVD) with surgical bioprosthetic valves Fig. 32.2 One-year outcome results from the Global Valve-in-Valve Registry (n = 78). AV aortic valve, NYHA New York Heart…
Fig. 36.1 Assessment of prosthesis positioning relative to the left coronary ostium and aortic annulus by MDCT. MDCT enables the visualization of the position of the prosthetic valve in relation…
Fig. 34.1 (a) Balloon valvuloplasty of the native aortic valve. The balloon filled with diluted radiocontrast is seen extending from the left ventricular outflow tract to the aortic root. The…
