Diagnostic Radiology/Chest Imaging/Thoracic Great Vessels


 * 1) State the normal dimensions of the thoracic aorta
 * 2) Describe the classifications of aortic dissection (DeBakey I,II, III; Stanford A, B), and implications for classification on medical versus surgical management
 * 3) State and recognize the findings of, and distinguish between each of the following on CT and MR:
 * 4) aortic aneurysm
 * 5) aortic dissection
 * 6) aortic intramural hematoma
 * 7) penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer
 * 8) ulcerated plaque
 * 9) sinus of valsalva aneurysm
 * 10) subclavian or brachiocephalic artery aneurysm
 * 11) aortic coarctation
 * 12) aortic pseudocoarctation
 * 13) Recognize a right aortic arch and a double aortic arch on a radiograph, chest CT and chest MR
 * 14) State the significance of a right aortic arch with mirror image branching versus with an aberrant subclavian artery
 * 15) Recognize a cervical aortic arch on a radiograph and chest CT
 * 16) Recognize an aberrant subclavian artery on chest CT
 * 17) Recognize normal variants of aortic arch branching, including common origin of brachiocephalic and left common carotid arteries ("bovine arch"), separate origin of vertebral artery from arch
 * 18) Define the terms aneurysm and pseudoaneurysm
 * 19) State the common cardiac anomalies associated with aortic coarctation
 * 20) State and identify the findings seen in Takayasu's arteritis on chest CT and chest MR
 * 21) State the advantages and disadvantages of CT, MRI/MRA and transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of the thoracic aorta