Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease Michael B. Gotway Gautham P. Reddy Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) represent different ends of the spectrum of a single disease—venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE…
Radiography of Congenital Heart Disease Charles B. Higgins The radiographic diagnosis of congenital heart disease can be a confusing and difficult topic because of the myriad of congenital heart lesions…
Radiography of Acquired Heart Disease Charles B. Higgins The thoracic radiograph is one of the earliest points of departure in the evaluation of heart disease. It may provide the first…
Computed Tomography of Coronary Arteries and Ischemic Heart Disease Karen Ordovas Brett Elicker Charles B. Higgins INTRODUCTION More than 700,000 patients die each year from myocardial infarction (MI) in the…
Cardiac and Paracardiac Masses Charles B. Higgins Karen Ordovas The goals of tomographic imaging in evaluation of cardiac masses are the following: Identify an intracardiac or extracardiac mass. Demonstrate the…
The Pleura and Pleural Disease W. Richard Webb INTERLOBAR FISSURES The interlobar fissures represent invaginations of the visceral pleura that separate or partially separate the lobes of the lung. Recognizing…
Myocardial Diseases Charles B. Higgins Karen Ordovas Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is highly effective for the morphologic and functional evaluation of myocardial diseases. It is used much less frequently than…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Ischemic Heart Disease Charles B. Higgins Karen Ordovas Stefano Muzzarelli The evaluation of ischemic heart disease (IHD) by noninvasive imaging techniques has usually involved nuclear imaging…
Pericardial Diseases Charles B. Higgins Karen Ordovas Pericardial disease may be primary and involve the pericardium alone. It is also frequently a manifestation of a wide variety of systemic diseases…
Valvular Heart Disease Charles B. Higgins Karen Ordovas The goals of imaging in valvular heart disease are as follows: Identification of stenosis or insufficiency of one or more valves. Estimation…
