Hypertension Genetic disorders such as Marfan and Turner syndrome, coarctation of the aorta Inflammatory vasculitis, e.g. Behcet’s disease, Takayasu arteritis Infective arteritis Iatrogenic factors (cardiac valve or aortic surgery) Pregnancy…
Fig. 1 (a) CXR: pneumothorax is located only in the anteromedial and subpulmonary site. The radiant beam does not tangentially detect any visceral pleural border, and the sign of the…
A 62-year-old man who was struck by a car: Computed tomography (CT) images demonstrate the absence of the interposition of lungs between the upper abdominal contents and the chest wall…
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…
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…
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…
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…
