UNDER CONSTRUCTION This has two modules
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Heart | |
Right atrium | |
Location | Identify right atrium |
Receives | CT: Follow SVC entering right atrium. |
Empties into | CT: Right atrium emptying into right ventricle. |
Tricuspid Valve | Tricuspid valve permits blood flow into right ventricle |
Relationship | CT: Note the relationship of right atrium to other chambers of heart. |
Heart Border | CT: Note which heart border, the right atrium forms |
Appearance in | Angiogram |
CXR: Identify the location of right atrium | |
Ultrasound | |
MR: | |
Left atrium | |
Location | |
CT: Pulmonary veins entering left atrium | |
Empties | CT: Left atrium emptying into left ventricle |
Mitral valve | CT: Note mitral valve leaflet. Note its location. |
Relationship | CT: Relationship of LA to Esophagus |
Barium Swallow: Note the indentation of Esophagus by left atrium | |
CXR: Left main stem bronchus along the superior margin of left atrium. | |
Heart Border | CXR: Note left atrial appendage forming a portion of left heart margin. |
Left atrium forms the posterior margin of heart. | |
Appearance in | Angiogram |
Ultrasound | |
MR: | |
Right ventricle | |
Location | Locate right ventricle |
Location | Locate right ventricle |
Receives | Blood from right atrium |
Tricuspid valve separates right atrium from right ventricle | |
Empties | CT:Right atrium emptying into right ventricle. |
Pulmonary artery originates from right ventricle | |
Pulmonary valve separates right ventricle from pulmonary artery | |
Relationship |
CT: Note the relationship of right ventricle to Sternum. |
Relationship | CT:Note the relationship to other chambers of heart |
Septum | CT:Note the inter ventricular septum |
Appearance in | Angiogram |
CXR: Locate right ventricle | |
Ultrasound | |
MR: | |
Left ventricle | |
Location | |
Receives | Left atrium empties into left ventricle |
Mitral valve separates left atrium from left ventricle. | |
Chorda tendinae and papillary muscle anchor mitral valve to left ventricle | |
Empties | Aorta originates from left ventricle |
Aortic valve separates left ventricle from Aorta | |
Wall thickness |
CT: Note left ventricular wall thickness and Inter ventricular septum compared to right ventricle |
Heart margin | CT: Forms apex of heart and part of left heart border |
Relationship | |
Appearance in | Angiogram |
CXR: Locate left ventricle | |
Ultrasound | |
MR: | |
Aorta | |
Thoracic Aorta | |
Drawing | Follow Aorta from Aortic valve, ascending, arch and descending portions of Aorta. |
Angiogram | Follow Aorta from Aortic valve, ascending, arch and descending portions of Aorta |
CXR | Follow various portions of Aorta |
Ascending aorta | |
Model | Note the origin of Aorta from Left ventricle and its relationships. |
Course | Angiogram: Ascending Aorta Start and end |
Aortic valve | CT: Aortic valve |
Branches | Angiogram: Branches of Ascending Aorta |
Relationship | CT: Main pulmonary artery is to left of aortic root. |
Appearance in | CXR |
MR | |
Angiogram | |
Arch of aorta | |
Course | Angiogram: Start and end of arch of aorta. |
Origin | CT: Start of aortic arch |
Course | CT: Aorta arching across mediastinum |
Branches | Angiogram: Branches of arch of aorta |
Branches | Major branches of Thoracic Aorta. |
Branches | CT: Major branches on the surface of aortic arch |
Relationship | |
Appearance in | CXR |
MR | |
Angiogram | |
Descending aorta | |
Course | Angiogram: Aorta and branches |
Relationship | CT: Relation to Esophagus, left pleura and Vertebra |
Relationship | CT: Relation to Esophagus, left pleura and Vertebra |
Relationship | CT: Relation to Esophagus, left pleura and Vertebra |
Appearance in | CXR |
CXR: Locate various portions of Aorta | |
MR | |
Angiogram | |
Brachio cephalic artery | |
Course | Angiogram: Aorta and branches |
Dissection | |
Origin | CT: Starting from the arch of aorta |
Relationship | CT:Relation to brachiocephalic vein |
Relationship | CT:Relation to brachiocephalic vein |
Branches | CT:Divides into right common carotid and right subclavian arteries |
Left Common carotid artery | |
Course | Angiogram: Aorta and branches |
Origin | CT:Starting from the arch of aorta |
Origin | CT:Middle branch of the arch of aorta |
Origin | CT:Middle branch of the arch of aorta |
Relationship | CT:Courses towards neck |
Relationship | CT:Courses into neck |
Branches | |
Course | Angiogram: Origin of subclavian |
Branches | Angiogram: Branches of subclavian artery |
Origin | CT: Lat branch off of arch of aorta |
Relationship | CT:Relation to trachea and esophagus |
Relationship | CT:Relation to trachea and esophagus |
Relationship | CT:Coursing into neck |
Coronary artery | |
Branches | Drawing: Coronary artery and its branches |
Origin | Angiogram: Branch of Ascending Aorta |
Angiogram | Left Coronary artery |
Angiogram | Right Coronary artery |
Angiogram | Branches of LCA |
Angiogram | Branches of RCA |
Superior Vena cava | |
Location | SVC entering right atrium |
Origin | CT: Left joining right brachiocephalic vein to form SVC |
Origin | CT:Left joining right brachiocephalic vein to form SVC |
Relationship | CT:Relationship to Aorta and right pulmonary artery |
Ends | CT:SVC drained into right atrium |
Tributaries | CT:Azygous vein joining SVC |
Appearance in | |
Angiogram | |
CXR: Locate SVC | |
MR | |
Nuclear Medicine | |
Brachiocephalic veins | |
Formation | CT: Internal jugular vein joins subclavian vein to form brachiocephalic vein |
Formation | CT: Internal jugular vein joins subclavian vein to form brachiocephalic vein |
Formation | CT: Left joins right brachiocephalic vein to form SVC |
Course | CT: Left brachiocephalic crosses mediastinum towards right brachiocephalic vein |
Course | CT: Right brachiocephalic descends vertically |
Location | Coronary sinus |
Location | Coronary sinus in the atrioventricular groove and entering right atrium |
Location | CT: Locate Azygous vein and identify the nearby structures |
Location | CT:Locate Azygous and Hemiazygous veins. |
Relationship | CT:Azygous vein relation to Aorta, Vertebra and Esophagus |
CT:Note the relationship of Hemiazygous vein relation to Aorta, Vertebra and diaphragmatic crus | |
CT:Hemiazygous connecting to left renal vein in this case. | |
CT:Hemiazygous crosses over to join Azygous vein | |
Course | CT:Azygous joining SVC |
Appearance in | |
Venogram Patient with mediastinal fibrosis and obstructed SVC, showing large azygous vein entering SVC | |
CXR Patient with mediastinal fibrosis and obstructed SVC, showing large azygous vein entering SVC | |
Inferior vena cava /Thoracic Portion | |
Location | |
Course | |
Appearance in | CXR: Locate IVC |
Lateral CXR: Locate IVC | |
CT: IVC entering RA | |
Pulmonary artery | |
Location | Locate main pulmonary artery. |
Course | CXR Pneumo-mediastinum outlining right pulmonary artery. End on view. |
Course | CXR: Pneumo-mediastinum outlining left and right pulmonary arteries. |
Relationship | CT: Maim pulmonary artery to the left of Aorta |
Branches | CT: Divides into left and right pulmonary arteries |
Branches |
CT: Pulmonary artery branches in the lungs. |
Appearance in | |
Angiogram: Main Pulmonary artery | |
Angiogram: Right Pulmonary artery | |
Angiogram: Left Pulmonary artery | |
Angiogram: Lateral view | |
CXR: Locate pulmonary arteries | |
Lateral: Locate left and right pulmonary arteries | |
Pulmonary veins | |
Course | CT: Pulmonary veins entering left atrium. |
Course |
CT: Left Pulmonary veins entering left atrium. |
Appearance in | |
CXR: Locate pulmonary veins |