by Tim Milligan | Nov 12, 2015 | Cardiac
Identify Structures – Lateral View Identify heart chambers and vessels on a lateral view. RA = right atrium RV = right ventricle LPA – left pulmonary artery RPA = right pulmonary artery LA = left atrium LV = left ventricle
by Tim Milligan | Nov 12, 2015 | Cardiac
Identify Structures – AP View Identify heart chambers and vessels on an AP view. Left Image: Depicts right-sided heart structures. Right Image: Depicts left-sided heart structures. RA = right atrium RV = right ventricle LA = left atrium LV = left...
by Tim Milligan | Nov 12, 2015 | Cardiac
Heart Structures – AP View Different visualization of heart structures.
by Tim Milligan | Nov 12, 2015 | Cardiac
In an adult, a good quality film will show a normal cardiothoracic ratio of 0.5. Conditions causing a ratio >0.5 are cardiomegaly (dilation and hypertrophy), pericardial effusion, small lung volumes or pectus excavatum. However, a ratio of <0.5 cannot rule out...
by Tim Milligan | Nov 12, 2015 | Cardiac
Evaluate for Calcifications Calcified areas are dense. Look for these regions in valves, vessels (coronary arteries) pericardium and walls of the LV (aneurysm/posterior infarct). To find valves on a lateral film draw a lline from the carina to the xiphoid and then...
