Cardiac X-Rays Cardiac Radiology SeriesElsevier India, 2006 - 172 pages This handy pocket guide simplifies the interpretation of chest x-rays. It describes the range of conditions likely to be encountered and guides the user through the process of examining and interpreting the film based on the appearance of the abnormality shown. It then helps the user determine the nature of the abnormality and points toward possible differential diagnoses. All x-rays are accompanied by a simple line diagram outlining where the abnormality is located. This is a concise, well-written, well-illustrated and, most importantly, pocket-sized book which medical students and junior doctors should find extremely useful. About the Author : - V. Chockalingam, MD,DM, FACC, Sr. Cardiologist Apollo Hospital Chennai. Formerly Prof. & Head, Dept. of Cardiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India and Chief Cardiologist of Government General Hospital, Chennai, India.A. Chockalingam, MD, FACC, Consultant Cardiologist, Charleston, USA. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Normal Xray Chest | 10 |
Radiological Assessment of Individual Cardiac Chambers | 19 |
Pericardial Effusion | 38 |
4 | 48 |
Aortic Valvular Disease | 49 |
Idiopathic Dilatation of | 55 |
Radiological Features of All Left to Right Shunts | 58 |
9 | 77 |
Dominant Left Ventricle | 81 |
14 | 83 |
Cardiac Calcifications | 116 |
Prosthetic Valves | 131 |
Elevation of Diaphragm | 138 |
19 | 141 |
21 | 158 |
Common terms and phrases
aneurysm aortic knuckle aortopulmonary window ascending aorta atrial septal defect atrioventricular barium swallow bilateral Bottom panel shows calcification cardiac chambers cardiac silhouette cardiomegaly chamber enlargement Chest film chest PA view coarctation of aorta congenital coronary artery dextrocardia diagram showing features diaphragm double outlet right Ebstein's anomaly Eisenmenger's Eyeler's ratio film and diagram inferior vena cava left atrial enlargement left pulmonary artery left ventricle left ventricular enlargement lesions lung LV Fig main pulmonary artery mitral stenosis mitral valve mmHg normal oblique view oedema outlet right ventricle panel shows X-ray patent ductus arteriosus patient pericardial effusion pleural effusion posterior posteriorly Pulmonary plethora pulmonary stenosis pulmonary valve pulmonary venous hypertension radiological features rheumatic mitral stenosis rib notching right atrial enlargement right atrium right cardiac border right ventricle right ventricular enlargement Rigler's measurement shadow situs solitus tetralogy of Fallot Top panel shows Tricuspid atresia ventricular septal defect X-ray chest X-ray PA view