Radiology Assistant: Cardiovascular (Cardiac Anatomy)

Front 1

This is a transverse view. What is view does this view create.

Back 1

Long axis view

Front 2

What are each of these chambers and major vessels

long axis view

Back 2

This is the long axis view. The left main pulmonary artery is below the aorta

Front 3

This is a long axis view. What cut does this form. This cut goes up diagnolly as it moves from the left atrium to the bottom of the pulm artery on the right

Back 3

semi-4 chamber view

Front 4

This is a long axis view. What view does this form

Back 4

short axis view

Front 5

Label this short axis view

Back 5

Front 6

Label the chambers and major vessels of this semi 4 chambered image

Back 6

Note that the aorta loops over the pulmonary artery and connects with the descenting aorta

Front 7

This is a short axis view. What does this cut form

Back 7

This is a 4 chamber view (different than semi 4 chamber view)

NOTE: when attempting to get a semi 4 chamber view the line would go diagnol from the bottom of the left ventricle upwards (opposite this diagnole) so the mitral valve and the main pulm artery is seen.

Front 8

This is a 4 chamber view. What are the the chambers and vessels

Back 8

Front 9

This is the first cut to form a for chamber view what is the other

Back 9

Front 10

Where is the location of the right ventricle

Back 10

anterior

Front 11

Where is the location of the left ventricle

Back 11

posterior

Front 12

What does a 4 chamber view of the heart look like

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Front 13

What does a 3 chamber view look like

Back 13

Front 14

What valves are you able to see in the 4 chamber view

Back 14

mitral
tricuspid
(as long as contrast is present)

Front 15

What valves are you able to see in the 3 chamber view

Back 15

mitral
aortic

Front 16

What does a 5 chamber view look like

Back 16

Front 17

How is a 5 chamber view created

Back 17

similar to the 4-chamber view, but additionally displays the aortic valve and left ventricular outflow tract.
This view is achieved by rotating the 4-chamber view a little more cranially

Front 18

What does a 2 chamber view look like

Back 18

Front 19

How is a 2 chamber view created

Back 19

rotating the images perpendicularly to the mitral valve and parallel to the cardiac septum.
This axis gives an overview of the left atrium ventricle and mitral valve.

Front 20

What is the 2 chamber view used for

Back 20

It is a good view for analyzing ventricular function, especially that of the inferior and anterior walls.

Front 21

What is best for obtaining functional data

Back 21

consecutive short axes must be reconstructed making use of the 3- and 4-chamber views.

Front 22

What vessels supply blood to the right atrium

Back 22

the coronary sinus and superior and inferior vena cava.

Front 23

What does the coronary sinus look like on axial CT

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Front 24

Where does the coronary sinus (carries blood back from coronary arteries) enter the right atrium

Back 24

which enters anterior to, and just to the left of the inferior vena cava.

Front 25

What chamber is the crista terminalis located

Back 25

right atrium

Front 26

What is the crista terminalis

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In the right atrium lies the crista terminalis, a muscular ridge that runs from the entrance of the superior- to that of the inferior vena cava.

Front 27

What does the crista terminalis seperate

Back 27

This structure separates the smooth part of the right atrium - the sinus venosus - from the trabecularized right atrial appendage.

Front 28

What does the crista terminalis look like on axial and coronal CT

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Front 29

Where does the coronary sinus run

Back 29

It runs in the atrioventricular groove on the posterior surface of the heart and enters the right atrium in the vicinity of the tricuspid valve.

Front 30

What does the coronary sinus look like in axial and coronal CT

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Front 31

the coronary sinus in the atrioventricular groove on the posterior surface of the heart.

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Front 32

What is the trabecularized portion of the right atrium

Back 32

the right atrial appendage

Front 33

What does the right atrial appendage look like on coronal and 3D reformats

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Front 34

What is a major difference between the mitral and tricuspid valve

Back 34

This valve has three leaflets and three papillary muscles, which partially insert on the septum (in contrast to the papillary muscles of the mitral valve, which do not).

Front 35

How is the right ventricle wall different then the left ventricle wall

Back 35

The right ventricle also has a thinner wall which is more trabecularized, especially towards the apex.

Front 36

What is the location of the moderator band

Back 36

t runs from the septum to the lateral wall of the right ventricle, and plays a key role in the electrophysiological conduction of the right ventricle's free

Front 37

What does the moderator band look like

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Front 38

What doe the moderator band look like

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Front 39

What area of the heart seperates the TV from the PV

Back 39

the crista supraventricularis

Front 40

How is the alignment of the valve and the right and left ventricles different

Back 40

TV and PV seperated by crista supraventricularis which differs from the left ventricular outflow tract, where the mitral and aortic valves lie side by side

Front 41

What does the crista supraventricularis look like

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Front 42

What are 4 characteristics of the RV that differ from the LV

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moderator band
septal papillary muscle
infundibulum
no fibrous continuity of the AV valves

Front 43

What is the MC configuration of pulmonary veins

Back 43

there are two pulmonary veins on the left and two on the right. (superior and inferior)

Front 44

Where does the middle pulmonary vein (right) usually drain into

Back 44

the superior pulmonary vein

Front 45

What is associated with a fib

Back 45

anomalous insertion of pulmonary vein on the right

Front 46

Where is the left atrial appendage

Back 46

The left atrial appendage is a finger like, trabecularized structure which originates supralaterally in the left atrium. It lies over the left atrioventricular groove, and partially covers the left coronary artery in it.

Front 47

What is a common pitfall of the left atrial appendage

Back 47

Its small, parallel-running muscles should not be mistaken for thrombus.

Front 48

To visualize the left coronary artery what must be done to a 3D reformat

Back 48

When assessing the coronary arteries, the left atrial appendage must be removed, so that the LCX and proximal LAD may be visualized.

Front 49

What does a 3D reformat of the LCA look like before and after removing the left atrial appendage

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Front 50

What do the coronary cusp look like

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