Cardiovascular Radiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: _____ appearance is seen with Constrictive pericarditis

Answer: Egg in a Cup

Flashcard 12: A _____ sign (or reverse 3 sign on barium swallow) is seen in coarctation of aorta due to aortic contour abnormality.

Answer: figure of 3

Flashcard 13: _____ sign is seen on left lateral angiograms in endocardial cushion defects

Answer: Gooseneck

Flashcard 14: What is the best-known indirect sign of pulmonary embolism (PE) on transthoracic echocardiography, and what does it demonstrate?

Answer: McConnell sign: Akinesia of the right ventricular (RV) free wall with sparing of the apex.

Extra: McConnell's sign is highly suggestive of acute pulmonary embolism, although it can also be seen in RV infarction.

Flashcard 15: _____ shaped left ventricle is seen in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Answer: Banana

Flashcard 16: What scoring method is performed using Cardiac CT to evaluate Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)?

Answer: Coronary Calcium Scoring (Agatston score)

Flashcard 17: What is the investigation of choice to assess the thickness of the pericardium?

Answer: CT scan (computed tomography)

Flashcard 18: What is the investigation of choice for pericardial effusion?_____

Answer: Echocardiography

Flashcard 19: _____ is a semiquantitative method that measures changes in the volume of blood flow and velocity

Answer: Plethysmography

Flashcard 20: The X-ray shows _____ sign which is suggestive of _____ anomalous pulmonary venous return.

Answer: Scimitar; partial