Key Points ▪ CT scanning is the dominant imaging test for the assessment of acute aortic diseases. ▪ Without ECG-gating, motion artifacts are still a problem for assessment of the…

Key Points ▪ CT scanning is currently the de facto test of choice to identify pulmonary embolism. ▪ CT scanning should be used within a clinically based cost-conscious algorithm to…

Key Points ▪ Cardiac CT scans may encounter a wide spectrum of noncoronary/noncardiac lesions, in both the chest and upper abdomen, of widely ranging clinical relevance. ▪ The incidence of…

Key Points ▪ Contrast-enhanced CT scanning is well suited to imaging congenital anatomic variants of the cavae as well as caval pathologies, including caval thrombi, tumors, obstructions, and occlusions. ▪…

Key Points ▪ Although echocardiography plus MRI is still the best overall modality for the evaluation of complex congenital heart lesions, especially postoperatively, there are exceptions. ▪ As children and…

Key Points ▪ Contrast-enhanced CT scanning has developed to afford excellent noninvasive angiography, and also affords imaging of organs and other structures, unlike conventional angiography. ▪ Atherosclerotic calcium can be…

Key Points ▪ Cardiac CT is an excellent means of depicting pulmonary venous anatomy to plan pulmonary venous isolation procedures and of anticipating several potential complications of pulmonary venous isolation…

Key Points ▪ Cardiac CT’s ability to depict fine structural detail within the heart enables it to characterize the morphologic features of cardiomyopathies such as wall thickness, left ventricular mass,…

Key Points ▪ Although echocardiography and MRI are still the best overall modalities for the evaluation of aortic and complex congenital heart lesions, especially postoperatively, there are exceptions. ▪ A…

Key Points ▪ The initial evaluation of cardiac masses should be performed using echocardiography. ▪ Cardiac CT scanning is able to image cardiac masses and can contribute to their evaluation….