Thoracic Key

  Subset of CAD by anatomy Classa For prognosis Left main >50 %b I Any proximal LAD stenosis >50 %b I 2VD or 3VD with impaired LV functionb I Proven large area…

Fig. 17.1 Typical finding of normal aortic valve and aortic root. Oblique axial images of CT (a, b) show normal-sized opening of aortic valve in mid-systole (a) and normal coaptation…

Fig. 7.1 1.5 T Free-breathing whole heart coronary MR angiography in a subject with normal coronary artery. Non-contrast-enhanced three-dimensional coronary MR angiography images were acquired with a 1.5 T MR…

Fig. 14.1 Dynamic LVOT obstruction. Asymmetric septal HCM with systolic anterior motion (SAM) in a 74-year-old man who presented with chest tightness. (a) Schematic illustration of LVOT obstruction. (b) Four-chamber…

Parameters Conditions Prospective data acquisition At 80 % of R-R interval Tube voltage 130 kVp Tube current (630 mA) Slice thickness (3 mm) Acquisition time (100 ms) Contrast enhancement None…

Fig. 20.1 Chest radiographs and CT of a patient with partial pericardial defect. (a) Chest PA view. The heart is displaced into the left chest; the right border of the…

Fig. 5.1 Schematic diagram of SCCT coronary segmentation. RCA right coronary artery, R-PDA right posterior descending artery, L-PDA left posterior descending artery, L-PLB left posterolateral branch, R-PLB right posterolateral branch,…

Ischemia Medications Rheumatologic disease Infection Chemotherapeutic agents Systemic lupus, scleroderma Virus Antiretroviral drugs Endocrinologic disorders Bacteria Phenothiazines, chloroquine Pheochromocytoma, diabetes mellitus Fungus Electrolyte abnormalities Miscellaneous Parasite Hypocalcemia, uremia Radiation Rickettsia…

Fig. 12.1 MRI of a patient with myocardial thinning on cine and fibrosis on delayed gadolinium-enhanced imaging (DE-MRI) following MI. (a) Cine MRI with 4-chamber view shows myocardial thinning in…