Cardiovascular System Anatomy and MRI Hilary McIntyre
ECG Placement Good skin preparation Recommended MRI ECG electrodes Usually 3 – 4 leads; white, red, green +/- black
RA RV LA LV Trufi Axial Stack
Superior Vena Cava (SVC)
Superior Vena Cava
RA Superior Vena Cava
RA Superior Vena Cava
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)
Liver
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)
RA Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)
Azygos Vein
runs up the right side of the thoracic vertebral column. Drains into the SVC
Azygos Vein
RA RV LA LV Azygos Vein
SVC Azygos Vein
Trachea
Right main bronchus
SVC Azygos Vein
Pulmonary Arteries
Aortic Arch
Main Pulmonary Artery
RV
Right Pulmonary Artery (RPA) Left Pulmonary Artery (LPA)
Pulmonary Veins
Trufi Axial Stack
RA RV LA LV Trufi Axial Stack
Right Lower Pulmonary vein
Right Upper Pulmonary vein
Left Lower Pulmonary Vein
Left Upper Pulmonary Vein
AORTA
Brachiocephalic artery Left common carotid artery Left subclavian artery Coronary artery
Aortic Arch
Ascending Aorta
Descending Aorta
Ascending AortaDescending Aorta
Ascending AortaDescending Aorta
Ascending AortaDescending Aorta
Ascending AortaDescending Aorta
Ascending AortaDescending Aorta
Ascending AortaDescending Aorta
LV Ascending AortaDescending Aorta
LV Descending Aorta
Aorta - Radial Imaging
Coronary Arteries
Heart Valves
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Heart Formation