3D Guided CT Assessment to Identify the Right Pulmonary Vein on Standard Apical 4-Chamber View

Sacciform varix of right pulmonary vein.

Right upper pulmonary vein metastasis from hepatocarcinoma

Metastatic tumor involvement of the heart is uncommon but may occur with all types of primary neoplasms. We report the case of a 51-year-old male who developed a massive mass involving the upper right pulmonary vein. The tumor was removed and the final pathology report disclosed metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatocellular carcinoma affecting the pulmonary veins is a very rare condition.

Surgical resection of right atrial neurilemoma extending to pulmonary vein.

An asymptomatic cardiac neurilemoma was found in a 33-year-old woman. The tumor was on the anterior surface of the right atrium extending to the right upper pulmonary vein across the interatrial groove. The tumor was resected completely and right atrium, interatrial septum, left atrium and right superior pulmonary vein were reconstructed with cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient recovered uneven...

CT mapping of the vertebral level of right adrenal vein.

PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) venous mapping for the localization of the right adrenal veins (RAV) in patients suffering from primary aldosteronism. METHODS MDCT scans of 75 patients with primary aldosteronism between March 2008 and November 2011 were evaluated by two readers (a junior [R1] and a senior [R2] radiologist) according to the...

Assessment of pulmonary arterial enhancement on CT pulmonary angiography using a leg vein for contrast media administration

The purpose of our study was to compare pulmonary artery (PA) enhancement according to venous routes of contrast media (CM) administration in patients who underwent CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in the emergency department (ED).This retrospective study reviewed the CTPAs of 24 patients who administered CM via leg veins (group A) and 72 patients via arm veins (group B) with age and gender matc...