CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
Tracheobronchial Injuries
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…
Emergencies: Acute Chest Pain
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…
Coronary artery Disease
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…
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Valvular Heart Disease
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…
Pericardial Disease
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…
Semilunar Valves
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…
Congenital Heart Disease
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…
Genetic Myocardial Disease
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…
