Vascular Diseases

Apr 12, 2020 by in CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING Comments Off on Vascular Diseases

Vascular Diseases 14.1 Diseases of the Pulmonary Arteries 14.1.1 Acute Pulmonary Embolism Venous thromboembolism is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases. It comprises two clinical disease entities: deep vein…

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Mediastinal Diseases

Apr 12, 2020 by in CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING Comments Off on Mediastinal Diseases

Mediastinal Diseases 12.1 Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy Note Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is present if the short diameter of the lymph node on sectional imaging is more than 10 mm. The long-axis diameter of…

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Chest Trauma

Apr 12, 2020 by in CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING Comments Off on Chest Trauma

Chest Trauma In European countries, blunt chest trauma is significantly more common than penetrating chest trauma (e.g., gunshot or stab wounds). Two-thirds of all blunt chest injuries are caused by…

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Airway Diseases

Apr 12, 2020 by in CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING Comments Off on Airway Diseases

Airway Diseases 10.1 Diseases of the Trachea and Mainstem Bronchi 10.1.1 Tracheal Stenosis and Stenosis of the Mainstem Bronchi Benign tracheal stenosis usually occurs secondary to endotracheal tube cuff pressure…

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Apr 12, 2020 by in CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING Comments Off on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic illness with progressive obstruction of the airways which cannot be completely reversed with medication based on bronchodilators or…

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Nonvascular Interventions

Apr 12, 2020 by in CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING Comments Off on Nonvascular Interventions

Nonvascular Interventions Conduct of percutaneous diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in the thorax is long established. These are carried out under the guidance of different imaging modalities (fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT, including…

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Cavities

Apr 12, 2020 by in CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING Comments Off on Cavities

Cavities The term “cavity” is used to describe nodules, masses, or consolidations with an air-filled central space (synonyms: cavern, cavitary nodule). They are formed following bronchial drainage of necrotic material…

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