22 results
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... #Coronary #Artery ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast ... material 20 mSv ... without contrast ... material 4 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
Trypanosoma cruzi Reactivation in the Brain- ...Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed a mass measuring
respectively, after ... administration of contrast ... material). ... #clinical #NEJM ... reactivation #brain #MRI #radiology
Giant Thrombosed Intracranial Aneurysm - Computed tomography (CT) performed without the administration of contrast material revealed
material revealed ... CT angiography and ... middle cerebral artery ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Intracranial #Aneurysm #NEJM
Left Main Coronary Artery Aneurysm- The left main coronary artery opened into a large spherical cavity
that filled with contrast ... material in a swirling ... anterior descending and ... angiography #aneurysm #radiology ... #NEJM
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Effect in Right Atrium ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Gastric Gyri - Pediatric Ménétrier’s Disease - Computed tomography with contrast material (Panel A shows the
tomography with contrast ... material (Panel ... Clinical #Peds #GI #Radiology ... #CT #EGD #Menetrier ... RugalHypertrophy #NEJM
Dysphagia Lusoria - A barium-swallow examination revealed posterior oblique indentation of the proximal esophagus (arrow in
the chest with contrast ... right subclavian artery ... B) #Clinical #Radiology ... #Esophagram #CT ... Aberrant #Subclavian #NEJM
Eggshell Calcifications of the Bladder - Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis without the administration
administration of contrast ... material revealed ... Clinical #Urology #Radiology ... #CT #Eggshell # ... Schistosomiasis #NEJM
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF ... cardioversion 2. ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... diagnosis #management #cardiology