Category: Cardiovascular

  • ARRS Case of the Week- Apr 30, 2018

    CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING: Thoracic Arteries Case Author: Diana Litmanovich, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center History 89-year-old man with chest pain. Imaging Findings MDCT angiogram of the chest (A) shows a large, irregular soft-tissue filling defect along the posterior aspect of the distal aortic arch that protrudes into the lumen. Coronal (B) and sagittal (C) reformatted…

  • ARRS Case of the Week- Mar 7, 2018

    NEURORADIOLOGY: Irregular Arterial Stenosis Case Author: Megan K. Strother, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center History 45-year-old woman with 2 days of headache and confusion. Imaging Findings Sagittal maximum-intensity-projection image from a CT angiogram shows irregular arterial narrowing in the distal anterior cerebral artery (arrow). Diagnosis Vasculitis Teaching Points Results of CSF analysis are abnormal in…

  • ARRS Case of the Week- Feb 28, 2018

    CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING: Thoracic Arteries Case Author: Diana Litmanovich, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center History 1-month-old female with mild wheezing and costal retraction with dusky appearance during crying Imaging Findings High-voltage radiograph of the mediastinum (A) shows diffuse narrowing of the trachea and a wide-angle carina. Axial contrast-enhanced CT images of the chest (B-E) show…

  • ARRS Case of the Week- Dec 26, 2017

    CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING: Coronary Arteries Case Author: Eric Kimura-Hayama, MD, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez History 65-year-old man with new onset of chest pain after surgical revascularization; CT angiography has been performed, and the next step must be determined. Imaging Findings Frontal (A) and left lateral (B) volume-rendered CT images show two left mediastinal vascular…