Humor as a Teaching Tool in Shoulder Arthroscopy
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Double-row versus Single-row Cuff Repair*
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Atherosclerosis Imaging Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Fig. 11.1 Multiplanar reformatted targeted three-dimensional T2 preparation echo coronary MRI depicting the right coronary artery (RCA), left main coronary artery (LM), and left circumflex (LCX). The in-plane spatial resolution…
Coronary Atherosclerosis Imaging by Coronary CT Angiography
Fig. 9.1 Prospectively triggered scanning. In this mode there is intermittent table motion, triggered by the ECG R-wave of the oncoming beat. Prospective mode is facilitated by a wider detector…
Noncontrast Cardiac CT for the Detection of Calcified Atherosclerosis
Fig. 8.1 Illustration of an x-ray source with a detector array Scans were acquired in a “step and shoot” mode in which 35–40 continuous gapless slices of 1–3 mm thickness…
Intravascular Ultrasound
Fig. 7.1 Angiographic underestimation of disease. Although angiogram (top) shows only minor luminal irregularities, two sites in the left anterior descending artery (arrows) show major atherosclerosis (below). The entire vessel…
Auscultation and Atherosclerosis
Fig. 5.1 Anatomy of the carotid artery Frequency and Severity: Contour of the bruit, especially in the <200 Hertz (Hz) frequency range, is poorly predictive of degree of stenosis [6,…
Clinical Manifestations of Atherothrombosis
Fig. 4.1 Prevalence of cardiovascular disease by age and sex in adults age 20 and older: NHANES 2003–2006 (Source: NCHS and NHLBI. These data include CHD, HF, stroke, and hypertension…
Invasive Coronary Angiography
Fig. 6.1 Cardiac catheterization lab equipment. X-rays are emitted from the source and travel through the patient to the image intensifier (Reproduced with permission of Elsevier from Libby et al….
