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Tricuspid stenosis CT scan

Introduction

Overview

Overview

CT scans may be helpful in giving some exact or more details of the tricuspid valve than of radiographic findings of tricuspid stenosis.

CT scan

CT scan

Tricuspid annulus
Tricuspid annulus. (a) Short-axis CT image of the tricuspid annulus,which is oval shaped and non-planar, with the septal leaflet attached in an oblique plane to the septum. The posterolateral is the lowest portion and the anteroseptal the highest portion of the annulus. (b) Measurement of the tricuspid annulus in CT, including circumference and diameters. Case courtesy by Soham Shah et al[5]

OR

There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include:

  • [Complication 1]
  • [Complication 2]
  • [Complication 3]
References

References

  1. ↑ Shah S, Jenkins T, Markowitz A, Gilkeson R, Rajiah P (2016). “Multimodal imaging of the tricuspid valve: normal appearance and pathological entities”. Insights Imaging. 7 (5): 649–67. doi:10.1007/s13244-016-0504-7. PMC 5028338. PMID 27278389.
  2. ↑ Ginns J, Ammash N, Bernier PL (2014). “The tricuspid valve in adult congenital heart disease”. Heart Fail Clin. 10 (1): 131–53. doi:10.1016/j.hfc.2013.09.019. PMID 24275300.
  3. ↑ Cawley, Peter J.; Maki, Jeffrey H.; Otto, Catherine M. (2009). “Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Valvular Heart Disease”. Circulation. 119 (3): 468–478. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.742486. ISSN 0009-7322.
  4. ↑ Shah PM, Raney AA (2008). “Tricuspid valve disease”. Curr Probl Cardiol. 33 (2): 47–84. doi:10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2007.10.004. PMID 18222317.
  5. ↑ “Multimodal imaging of the tricuspid valve: normal appearance and pathological entities”.

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