Heart Related Disease: Chest CT Interpretation.

Kim, Mi Young

doi:2004.56.2.127

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 56(2); 2004 > Article

Review Article

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004;56(2):127-143.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2004.56.2.127 Published online February 1, 2004.

Heart Related Disease: Chest CT Interpretation.

Mi Young Kim

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea. mimowdr@ilsanpaik.ac.kr

Abstract

Computed tomography (CT) plays an important supplementary role in the evaluation of patients with heart disease. CT can be used to evaluate the aorta, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, cardiac chambers, coronary artery, valves and systemic veins (superior vena cava, inferior vena cava and hepatic veins). The "Learning Objectives" describe the normal anatomy and typical pathological conditions seen on axial scans and reformatted images from CT in patients with heart disease, focusing focus on frequent, fatal, and rare but characteristic diseases encountered in routine practice.

Key Words: Chest, Heart, Computed tomography