Abigail Victoria Berniker MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Justin Edward Mackey MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Oleg Teytelboym MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

1. Many important cardiac findings can be detected on non-gated CT studies, however radiologists often overlook the heart on non-gated exams 2. Adapting a simple systematic search pattern can help radiologists miss fewer cardiac findings on non-gated CT  

Goals This exhibit aims to: Highlight a simple yet comprehensive search pattern to help radiologists identify cardiac findings on non-gated CT Review the spectrum of important cardiac findings on non-gated CT through a fun, interactive, case-based quiz Background Search pattern overview (“from the inside out”) Valves > Chambers > Myocardium > Vessels > Pericardium Interactive Case-Based Quiz -Valves Vegetation Calcification -Chambers Filling defect (mass, thrombus) Abnormal size Aneurysm/pseudoaneurysm -Myocardium Cardiomyopathy Infarct Mass -Vessels Coronary anomalies -Pericardium Fluid Tamponade Calcification Summary Patients can present with a host of important, albeit unsuspected, cardiac pathology on non-gated CT exams. As such, radiologists should be familiar with these entities and interrogate the heart systematically on every study.  

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Berniker, A, Mackey, J, Teytelboym, O, Don’t Forget the Heart! Test Your Ability to Identify Cardiac Findings on Non-gated CT.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14001644.html