Vascular abnormalities not to miss on routine chest CT: A pictorial review.

Eur J Radiol

Department of Radiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust, Thomas Drive, Liverpool, UK; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address:

Published: January 2025

There is a wide and ever-increasing range of imaging indications for thoracic computed tomography (CT). Identifying and appropriately triaging cardiovascular findings is often challenging, especially in non-gated or unenhanced studies. The authors provide a pictorial review of clinically relevant abnormalities of the main intrathoracic vessels (aorta, superior vena cava, pulmonary arteries and coronary arteries), for radiologists reporting non-gated enhanced or unenhanced CT of the thorax.

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