Problem Solving in Radiology: Cardiovascular Imaging

Section I Imaging Technique

1 Echocardiography

2 Coronary Angiography: Technique

3 Cardiac Gated Computed Tomography

4 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Techniques and Protocols

5 Radionuclide Imaging (Cardiac)

6 Vascular Ultrasound

7 Computed Tomography Angiography (Vascular)

8 Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Technique

9 Catheter Angiography (Vascular)

10 When to Choose What Test (Cardiac)

Section II Anatomy

11 Cardiovascular Anatomy and Pathology on Radiography

12 Cardiac Anatomy on Computed Tomography

13 Cardiac Anatomy on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

14 Cardiac Anatomy on Coronary Angiography

15 Vascular Anatomy and Variants

16 Comparative Anatomy

Section III Devices

17 Cardiac Valves

18 Cardiac Devices

19 Vascular Devices

Section IV Special Situations

20 Imaging for Congenital Cardiovascular Disease

21 Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cardiomyopathies

22 Atherosclerosis: Role of Calcium Scoring

23 Cardiac Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department

24 Imaging the Postoperative Thoracic Aorta

25 Inflammatory and Infectious Vascular Disorders

26 Current Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Suspected Myocarditis

27 Radiation Issues

Section V Disease Entities by Anatomic Region

28 Myocardial Ischemic Disease: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

29 Myocardial Ischemic Disease: Nuclear

30 Myocardial Ischemic Disease: Computed Tomography

31 Myocardial Nonischemic Cardiomyopathies

32 Cardiac Masses

33 Pericardial Disease

34 Valves: Echocardiography

35 Valves: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Kalva, Sanjeeva P
Sanjeeva Kalva, MD is the chief of Interventional Radiology in the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a world-renowned expert in minimally invasive approaches to treating liver cancer. Dr. Kalva trained as an interventional radiologist in India where he served on the faculty at Kovai Medical Center and Hospital in Coimbatore. In 2004, he completed a research fellowship at Harvard Medical School followed by a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital until 2013 when he became the chief of Interventional Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Kalva has published multiple research papers and book chapters in the peer-reviewed literature. His research focuses on the effectiveness of minimally invasive procedures to treat liver cancer, venous thromoboembolism, portal hypertension, varicose veins and pulmonary vascular disease including arteriovenous malformations. Dr. Kalva has won several awards for his work in interventional radiology including the Outstanding Performance Award and the Dr. Athanasoulis Award for Excellence in Teaching, both at Massachusetts
General Hospital. He is an active member of a number of professional associations including the Radiological Society of North America and the American College of Radiology and has also been named a fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology.

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