Fig. 1 Penetrating tracheal injury secondary to intubation. Supine chest radiograph shows overdistention of the endotracheal cuff (dashed line). Furthermore, left pneumomediastinum (arrows), right heart contour outline (arrowheads), and bilateral…
Fig. 1 Early triage of ED patients presenting with chest pain (Adapted from Rybicki et al. 2016) Based on this initial evaluation, the ED physician has to risk-stratify the majority…
Dipan J. Shah, MD THE ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVES INTRODUCTION The assessment of valvular heart disease using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has become an excellent alternative to other imaging modalities; in some…
FIGURE 4-1 Multiplanar reformat image shows angiographicallynormal LMCA and LAD coronary arteries. FIGURE 4-2 Multiplanar reformat view of the Cx indicates no angiographically definable disease. FIGURE 4-3 Multiplanar reformat view…
Amr M. Ajlan, MD, FRCPCJonathon Leipsic, MD CASE 1 Normal Pericardial Anatomy by CT A 74-year-old woman smoker presented with a productive cough. She did not improve despite a course…
Kamran Shaikh, MD, FASE, FACCDipan J. Shah, MD INTRODUCTION TO ASSESSMENT OF SEMILUNAR VALVES BY CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE The assessment of valvular heart disease involves: • assessment of the…
FIGURE 9-1 Frame from a horizontal long-axis SSFP cine acquisition demonstrates enlargement of the RA and RV. FIGURE 9-2 Dark-blood double inversion recovery (DIR) imaging in the axial plane at…
FIGURE 6-1 Precordial leads from an eCG performed as part of a routine checkup in a 43-year-old man demonstrate marked T-wave abnormality, particularly in V3 through V6. Family history revealed…
Ashish Aneja, MD OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE OF CARDIAC MRI IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is defined by a mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) over 25 mm Hg at…
