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Department of Radiology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: terrykok@gmail.com.Issue Date
2013-02-07
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Incidental Cardiac Findings on Thoracic Imaging. 2013: Can Assoc Radiol JJournal
Canadian Association of Radiologists journal = Journal l'Association canadienne des radiologistesDOI
10.1016/j.carj.2012.08.004PubMed ID
23395262Abstract
The cardiac structures are well seen on nongated thoracic computed tomography studies in the investigation and follow-up of cardiopulmonary disease. A wide variety of findings can be incidentally picked up on careful evaluation of the pericardium, cardiac chambers, valves, and great vessels. Some of these findings may represent benign variants, whereas others may have more profound clinical importance. Furthermore, the expansion of interventional and surgical practice has led to the development and placement of new cardiac stents, implantable pacemaker devices, and prosthetic valves with which the practicing radiologist should be familiar. We present a collection of common incidental cardiac findings that can be readily identified on thoracic computed tomography studies and briefly discuss their clinical relevance.Item Type
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1488-2361ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.carj.2012.08.004
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