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GENERAL ANATOMY AND FUNCTION
Anatomy
Function
CARDIAC SHAPE AND ORIENTATION
Shape
Orientation
CARDIAC SURFACES
Posterior Surface (Base)
Apex
Anterior Surface
Diaphragmatic Surface
Right Pulmonary Surface
Left Pulmonary Surface
CARDIAC BORDERS (MARGINS)
Upper Border
Inferior (Acute) Border
Obtuse (Left) Border
Right Border
CARDIAC SULCI OR GROOVES
General Features
Atrioventricular (Coronary) Sulcus or Groove
Anterior and Posterior Interventricular Sulci or Grooves
CARDIAC CHAMBERS
Right Atrium
Right Ventricle
Left Atrium
Left Ventricle
CARDIAC SKELETON
Anatomy
CARDIAC VALVES
Tricuspid Valve
Pulmonic (Pulmonary) Valve
Mitral Valve
Aortic Valve
IMAGING
Radiography
CT/MR Anatomy
CT/MR
IDENTIFICATION OF MORPHOLOGIC RIGHT AND LEFT VENTRICLES
Anatomic Right Ventricle
Anatomic Left Ventricle
IDENTIFICATION OF MORPHOLOGIC RIGHT AND LEFT ATRIA
Anatomic Right Atrium
Anatomic Left Atrium
ANATOMY-BASED CARDIAC AND VALVULAR ABNORMALITIES
Situs Abnormalities
Cardiomegaly and Chamber Enlargement
Myocardial Calcification
Annular and Valvular Calcification
Selected References
- Galea N et al: Right ventricular cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: normal anatomy and spectrum of pathological findings. Insights Imaging. 4(2):213-23, 2013
- Schallert EK et al: Describing congenital heart disease by using three-part segmental notation. Radiographics. 33(2):E33-46, 2013
- Debonnaire P et al: Contemporary imaging of normal mitral valve anatomy and function. Curr Opin Cardiol. 27(5):455-64, 2012
- Shah SS et al: Imaging of the coronary sinus: normal anatomy and congenital abnormalities. Radiographics. 32(4):991-1008, 2012
- Gopalan D: Right heart on multidetector CT. Br J Radiol. 84 Spec No 3:S306-23, 2011
- Malagò R et al: Coronary artery anatomy and variants. Pediatr Radiol. 41(12):1505-15, 2011
- Venkatesh V et al: Normal magnetic resonance imaging of the thorax. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 19(3):489-506, viii, 2011
- O'Leary SM et al: Imaging the pericardium: appearances on ECG-gated 64-detector row cardiac computed tomography. Br J Radiol. 83(987):194-205, 2010
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GENERAL ANATOMY AND FUNCTION
Anatomy
Function
CARDIAC SHAPE AND ORIENTATION
Shape
Orientation
CARDIAC SURFACES
Posterior Surface (Base)
Apex
Anterior Surface
Diaphragmatic Surface
Right Pulmonary Surface
Left Pulmonary Surface
CARDIAC BORDERS (MARGINS)
Upper Border
Inferior (Acute) Border
Obtuse (Left) Border
Right Border
CARDIAC SULCI OR GROOVES
General Features
Atrioventricular (Coronary) Sulcus or Groove
Anterior and Posterior Interventricular Sulci or Grooves
CARDIAC CHAMBERS
Right Atrium
Right Ventricle
Left Atrium
Left Ventricle
CARDIAC SKELETON
Anatomy
CARDIAC VALVES
Tricuspid Valve
Pulmonic (Pulmonary) Valve
Mitral Valve
Aortic Valve
IMAGING
Radiography
CT/MR Anatomy
CT/MR
IDENTIFICATION OF MORPHOLOGIC RIGHT AND LEFT VENTRICLES
Anatomic Right Ventricle
Anatomic Left Ventricle
IDENTIFICATION OF MORPHOLOGIC RIGHT AND LEFT ATRIA
Anatomic Right Atrium
Anatomic Left Atrium
ANATOMY-BASED CARDIAC AND VALVULAR ABNORMALITIES
Situs Abnormalities
Cardiomegaly and Chamber Enlargement
Myocardial Calcification
Annular and Valvular Calcification
Selected References
- Galea N et al: Right ventricular cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: normal anatomy and spectrum of pathological findings. Insights Imaging. 4(2):213-23, 2013
- Schallert EK et al: Describing congenital heart disease by using three-part segmental notation. Radiographics. 33(2):E33-46, 2013
- Debonnaire P et al: Contemporary imaging of normal mitral valve anatomy and function. Curr Opin Cardiol. 27(5):455-64, 2012
- Shah SS et al: Imaging of the coronary sinus: normal anatomy and congenital abnormalities. Radiographics. 32(4):991-1008, 2012
- Gopalan D: Right heart on multidetector CT. Br J Radiol. 84 Spec No 3:S306-23, 2011
- Malagò R et al: Coronary artery anatomy and variants. Pediatr Radiol. 41(12):1505-15, 2011
- Venkatesh V et al: Normal magnetic resonance imaging of the thorax. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 19(3):489-506, viii, 2011
- O'Leary SM et al: Imaging the pericardium: appearances on ECG-gated 64-detector row cardiac computed tomography. Br J Radiol. 83(987):194-205, 2010
