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ASD and Bidirectional Shunt on Cardiac CTA
Cardiac CTA ASD with “artistic rendering” of a bidirectional shunt.
Cardiac CTA ASD ... CCTA for chest pain ... Bidirectional #Shunt #CardiacCTA ... #CCTA #diagnosis ... #clinical #cardiology
Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) CardiacCT. In nl development, the ostium secundum allows placental blood to
septal defect (ASD ... , CT can survey ... @AChoiHeart #Clinical ... #CardiacCTA #CCTA ... #ASD #Atrial #SeptalDefect
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
based on TTE, TEE, CT ... or MRI Minor: ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
embolism. ... septal thickening and ... The diagnosis based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
CT • Distinct ... pulmonary vessel ... • DDx: Septic emboli ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... the diagnosis in ... the proper clinical ... On the CT cavitation ... #Clinical #Radiology
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
embolism it is ... lunginfarction and ... The pulmonary embolus ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
hump along may aid ... in the diagnosis ... of pulmonary embolism ... with chest CT angiography ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
embolism Pathophysiology ... Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... regurgitation) Diagnosis ... not specific • Chest ... CTA showing thromboembolic