CT: Heart and Pericardium

In this lecture, Dr. Charles White from the University of Maryland covers various aspects of cardiac imaging, including CT, MRI, and plain film techniques. The discussion encompasses topics such as cardiac anatomy, calcifications, cardiac CT indications like calcium scoring and coronary CTA, as well as cardiac MRI applications in myocardial assessment, pathology, morphology, and congenital heart disease. Dr. White also touches on pericardial diseases, highlighting findings related to effusion, hemorrhage, calcification, cysts, and malignancies. The lecture emphasizes the advantages of CT, such as better spatial resolution, and MRI's benefits, such as no radiation exposure and versatility in sequences.