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Two cVRT images show a PARPV draining into the upper part of the IVC, a RIPV, of small caliber, returning into the LA, and a hypoplastic RPA.
Scimitar syndrome

 17/09/2021

A 6-year-old boy, suffering from a dry cough and fever for the past 10 days, was admitted to the hospital.

Clinical Results
A VRT image shows a LAD occlusion. A hybrid view, containing the coronary tree and myocardial enhancement, demonstrates contrast perfusion defects.
LAD occlusion – acute or chronic?

 03/09/2021

A 62-year-old male patient, suffering from progressive chest pain, general weakness, and dyspnea for the past 3 weeks, was admitted to the hospital.

Clinical Results

VRT images show an ectatic left main coronary artery, originating off the main pulmonary artery, and branching into the left anterior descending artery and the circumflex. The right coronary artery is significantly dilated and tortuous. A small fistula, coursing in front of the main pulmonary artery, is also seen.
Bland-White-Garland syndrome in an adult

 13/08/2021

A 49-year-old male patient, suffering from exertional shortness of breath, was referred for a coronary angiography, which failed to catheterize the left coronary artery. He returned for a CT follow up 4 years later.

Clinical Results
cVRT images show a significantly entangled, tortuous and dilated anomaly with multiple aneurysmal changes, connecting the proximal RCA and the LM anteriorly, as well as fistulas originated therefrom.
Complex coronary artery fistula

 30/07/2021

A 67-year-old female patient, suffering from chest pain, dyspnea and unconsciousness, was presented to the emergency department.

Clinical Results
cVRT images show a dilated RIIA entangling distally with the RIIV. The IVC is opacified in the arterial phase, tortuous and dilated in the abdominal segment.
Right internal iliac arteriovenous fistula complicated by right heart failure

 16/07/2021

A 58-year-old female patient, suffering from recurrent and progressive chest tightness and shortness of breath for the past 3 months, came to the hospital for a check up.

Clinical Results
MIP and cVRT images show the coronary tree with multiple stenoses.
Multiple coronary stenoses secondary to atherosclerosis in an asymptomatic patient

 02/07/2021

A 50-year-old male patient, a smoker for over 30 years, presented himself for a routine checkup. He was asymptomatic then.

Clinical Results
A VRT image shows a blocked right main bronchus. The right lung appears hyperlucent in comparison to the left one, suggesting hyperinflation due to the valve effect.
Bronchial foreign body aspiration

 18/06/2021

A 13-month-old girl had a choking event after accidentally swallowing a peanut and was presented to the emergency department.

Clinical Results
Two images captured in a movie, showing the dynamic movement of the mass and the heart, demonstrate that the mass partially prolapses into the left ventricle in diastole and returns into the left atrium completely in systole.
A mobile cardiac myxoma

 28/05/2021

A 74-year-old female patient, suffering from exertional chest tightness and shortness of breath for the past year, came to the hospital for a check up.

Clinical Results
cVRT images show the torturous trajectory of the dilated RCA and D1, connecting distally, and a single fistula draining into the LV chamber.
Coronary cameral fistula

 14/05/2021

A 40-year-old female patient, suffering from Intermittent palpitations, came to the hospital for a check up. Her medical history was unremarkable except for a known arterial hypertension. A coronary CT Angiography (cCTA) was requested for further evaluation.

Clinical Results
Coronary bifurcation stenosis – hemodynamically relevant?

 19/04/2021

A 65-year-old female patient, suffering from atypical chest pain for the past year, came to the hospital for a check-up. Her medical history included hypercholesterolemia and borderline type 2 diabetes on dietary control. cCTA was performed, followed by dynamic CT MPI in rest and under stress using adenosine-mediated vasodilation.

Clinical Results

Massive carotid body tumor

 01/03/2021

A 45-year-old female patient, who has had a slow-growing, painless and nonpulsatile mass on the left side of her neck for the past 20 years, was presented to the hospital. She was asymptomatic and her past medical history was unremarkable. A CT angiography (CTA) was requested for pre-operative evaluation. Read more.

Clinical Results

Superior vena cava obstruction caused by a primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma

 08/02/2021

A 25-year-old male patient, suffering from chest congestion, recurrent coughing and facial edema, was admitted to the hospital. Read more.

Clinical Results

Mitral valve insufficiency – Pre-operative dynamic CT assessment

 18/01/2021

A 52-year-old female patient, with a 10-year history of uncontrolled hypertension and chronic bronchitis, was hospitalized due to a severe pneumonia complicated by acute heart and respiratory failure. Read more.

Clinical Results

Severe coronary stenosis with no evidence of plaques

 14/12/2020

A 56-year-old female patient, complaining of exertional dyspnea, was referred for an outpatient coronary CT angiography. Her medical history was unremarkable, apart from a positive treadmill stress ECG test. She had neither known risk factors, nor family history of coronary artery disease (CAD). A coronary CT angiography (cCTA) was performed for evaluation.

Delivery of the 55,555th CT from Siemens Healthineers

 25/11/2020

In 1974, Siemens was the world’s first medical technology manufacturer to launch a CT system on the market. SIRETOM was the first head scanner to produce layered images of a patient’s skull. Since then, 55,554 CT systems from Siemens have been delivered to customers across the globe.