Abstract
The advent of multidetector computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides information of cardiac structures in detail with a three-dimensional data. A variety of postprocessing techniques allow noninvasive assessment of every aspect of the cardiovascular system. This capability requires a thorough understanding of essential coronary arterial and cardiac anatomy. Familiarity with normal anatomic structures is necessary to prevent misinterpretation of findings.
In this section, we review the anatomical perspective of the cardiac chambers with an emphasis on anatomic pitfall and variance that can be misinterpreted as pathologic lesion at radiologic examination. Also we introduce the imaging planes commonly used in cardiac imaging.
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Jung, J.I. (2015). Normal Cardiac Anatomy and Anatomic Pitfall/Variance. In: Lim, TH. (eds) Practical Textbook of Cardiac CT and MRI. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36397-9_1
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