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✅The innominate artery is the most commonly injured branch vessel. Mechanisms of injury have been attributed to shearing and compressive forces occurring near the junction of the aorta and the branch vessel.
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✅If pericardial rupture is large enough, then herniation may occur. Herniation with pericardial rupture is highly lethal leading to strangulation from torsion of the SVC and/or great vessels.
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✅Hemopericardium is the most common imaging sign in patients with cardiac laceration. Any pericardial fluid present, must be assumed hemorrhagic unless proven otherwise.
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✅Myocardial contusions are common in blunt cardiac injury and may be present in 24% of patients with blunt trauma. Although CT is not a first-line modality, the radiologist must recognize direct and indirect signs.
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🚨Cardiac and thoracic vascular injuries are serious and life-threatening conditions in trauma. Let's go through this bite-sized preview to learn more.
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Congrats to MI Prof Dr. Elsie Nguyen & her team of Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellows, whose abstract, titled The Thick of It: Approach to left Ventricular Hypertrophy on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, was awarded the ARRS 2026 Bronze Award for the ARRS 2026 Annual Meeting and Scientific Program!
📌 CT-Based Phenotyping of Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Diagnostic and Clinical Insights
Accurate phenotyping of the bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is essential for clinical decision-making, yet echocardiography often shows limited agreement with true valve morphology.
3D volume rendering in cardiac MRI can show heart tissue and blood flow together — helping clinicians better visualize congenital heart defects and inform treatment.
It’s a powerful tool for clearer imaging without radiation. Read more: https://bit.ly/3OnPGUh
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This R3 Pictorial Essay with CME highlights acute, actionable cardiac findings detectable on nongated CT, including pericardial disease, myocardial infarction, cardiac masses, coronary artery calcification, and device-related complications. r3journal.org/doi/10.2214/...
Exploring recent findings on coronary CTA, this manuscript highlights its incremental prognostic value in predicting first coronary events beyond traditional risk factors. www.ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/...
✅“Shunting via unroofing of the CS, anomalous or decompressing veins, or a combination of multiple anomalies may result in interatrial shunts with INTACT atrial septum”
Check out this interesting article below 👇🏻
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For those pesky pleural attached 🫁 nodules #chestrad #radsky #radiology
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Excited to be continuing to work with #RadioGraphics as a member of the SMDI committee!
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Non-Athersclerotic Vascular Disease by Drs Broncano, Ghoshhajra, @katehanneman.bsky.social , Robb
✅Remember diff patterns of involvement (TKA vs GCA)
✅Beading 📿 in FMD
✅Arch sidedness is determined by bronchus crossed
✅TAA in the young or unusual think of HTAD
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Imaging Guidance in Structural 🫀 by Drs Atkins, Radike, and Rajiah
✅Wide aortic-mitral angle = ⬆️ risk of LVOTO in TMVR
✅⬇️ distance of RCA from TV annulus (❌ if <2 mm) = ⬆️ risk of compression in TTVR
✅ >/= 5 mm gap ➡️ relevant PDL for LAA closure
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Amazing case of Proximal Interruption of the Pulmonary Artery from Dr Arzu Canan
✅Asymptomatic, incidentally detected
✅The affected lung may go on to develop a fibrosing ILD
✅ Consider chest CTA for PAs and cardiac CTA for PVs assesment
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Challenging Aorta by Dr Trabzonlu
✅ULP (communicates with blood pool) vs Intramural blood pool (doesnt communicate), former = ⬆️ adverse events
✅Periaortic stranding = first sign before mycotic aneurysm
✅Scrutinize plaque or thrombus for possible intimal sarcoma❗️
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Masterclass in 🚼Congenital Vascular Disease by Dr Prachi Agarwal
✅Utilize 3D models and don’t neglect the airways in complex CHD
✅Coronary artery supply follows ventricle in TGA
✅Accurate communication with clinicians and proper use of nomenclature is 🔑
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Acute Thoracic Vascular 🚑 by Drs Remy-Jardin, Bhalla, and Cummings
✅ Arterial retraction is a clue for CTEPH
✅Be aware of LIT, PA hematoma and intussusception in type A AD
✅ Evaluate the myocardium and coronaries even on non-gated CTA with high-risk patients
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Happy that #RSNA24 organized an IRIYA alumni reception. Wonderful to catch up, reconnect with my cohort (2022), and learn about the many opportunities that came our way after participating ⭐️
The IRIYA world is also small as I work with some of them in NASCI and #RGTeam
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ICYMI 🔑 in CAD #yescct session by Drs Vliegenthart, Ghoshhajra, Agarwal, and Schoepf
✅ Qualify CAC in plain chest CT
✅ Use multiple views, especially in LM dx
✅ CADRADs score does not replace the impression, give context
✅ FFR-CT is helpful and seeing ⬆️ use
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Practical takeaways in measuring the thoracic aorta from Dr Nick Burris
✅High quality imaging of the aorta is 🔑
✅Consistency in measurements (outer wall, inner etc)
✅Look out for the commissural🔺, absence = raphe in BAV
✅Talk to clinicians in difficult cases
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Takeaways from S5-CCH03 by Drs Andrea Oh, Rachel Putnam, David Lynch, Jonathan Chung
✅Fibrotic ILA and ILD are a spectrum
✅ILAs ⬆️ risk of death
✅Beware of 🚬 related ILD; diff SRIF from UIP
✅Look out for high risk populations, CT can be similar to ILA
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Insightful session of mapping targets for 🫀ablation (S4-CCA05). Increasing use of multimodality imaging and developments in ablation, consider pre and post ablation #yescct #whycmr imaging
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Inline post processing requires no contouring 🤯 for stress #whycmr , promising improvements in protocols with the shortest lasting <14 mins, consider using regadonoson but take note of pros and cons of all stress agents from Dr Ming Yen-Ng
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First session in #RSNA24 🩻 the future of #whycmr is efficiency ⭐️ with the development of better software/AI and rapid CMR protocols with @chiarabd.bsky.social #radsky
🚨 #radres and #radfellow wondering on how to make the most out of #RSNA2024 ? Then check out our editorial on how to optimize your experience 🔥 #radsky @rsnasky.bsky.social
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