
August 2015
Case of the Month, Chest3D opaque and transparent volume rendered images show the complete spine of a 4 year old female with a thoracolumbar kyphoscoliotic curve consistent with mucopolysaccharidosis. Mucopolysaccharidosis (types I-VII) are a group of metabolic disorders…

July 2015
Case of the Month, Chest5 month old with a congenital aorta abnormality, a double aortic arch. The right arch is larger than the left, measuring 6.5 mm, compared to the left, which measures 2.5 mm at it’s narrowest. The vessels which feed the right side of the body…

April 2015
Case of the Month, Chest
65 year old male with a family history of sudden cardiac death of a first degree relative and malignant coronary anomaly in a first degree relative. CT scan with IV contrast shows an aberrant, benign left circumflex coronary artery (labeled…

February 2015
3D Printing, Case of the Month, Chest
3D printed model generated from a Computed Tomography (CT) scan of a 92 year old patient who had an aortic aneurysm repaired by interventional radiologists using a custom made “stent-graft” to create a new inner wall for the…

December 2014
Case of the Month, Chest
These are images from a TAVR (Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Replacement). This procedure is done for patients who need a heart valve replacement, but are too frail to undergo open heart surgery. The valve [A] fails to open properly, creating…

April 2014
Case of the Month, Chest
89-Year old male with an endovascular aortic stent graft repair shows change in configuration of the thoracic aortic arch. The distance between origin of the left carotid artery and the stent graft has increased from 15.7mm in January 2013…

March 2014
Case of the Month, Chest
46 year old with history of left orbital mass. CT volume rendered images (A and B), and MRA volume rendered images (C and D) show a slightly hyperdense circumscribed mass causing mass effect on the optic nerve and globe with proptosis. There…

February 2014
Case of the Month, Chest
History: 63-year old male under treatment for myocardialinfarction. During the cardiac catheterization, an 8.4 cm Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm was found.
Insert: Postsurgical changes show exclusion of the Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm.
Producing…

October 2013
Case of the Month, Chest
62-Year old male presenting with a large circumflex artery to coronary sinus fistula near right atrium. The largest diameter measures 4cm which is about ten times larger than normal size. Curve Planar Reformations (CPR) demonstrates the beginning…

August 2013
Case of the Month, Chest
31 year old male with a history of bicuspid aortic valve and dilated aortic root. 3D volume rendered images of the aorta demonstrate pre-operative pathology and the surgical repair. The repair was done using the Tirone-David-V Stanford modification…

July 2013
Case of the Month, Chest
81 year old female with history of recently diagnosed pancreatic/duodenal mass that presented with hypoxia, tachycardia, tachypnea, and chest pain. Multipath Curved Planar Reformat image displays extensive pulmonary emboli. Insert (upper right)…
