title: Assessment of right heart dilatation with magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computed tomography angiography: spectrum of disease findings.
abstract: Right heart chamber enlargement can be caused by a diverse and heterogeneous group of conditions with highly varied clinical symptoms and signs. An appreciation of the pathophysiology, causes, and imaging features of right heart enlargement is paramount in recognizing and potentially ameliorating the development of right heart dysfunction or adverse cardiac events. Chest x-ray and transthoracic echocardiography have traditionally been, and still are, the mainstay in initial evaluation of right heart dilatation; however, recent advances in both multidetector computed tomography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging now permit a comprehensive assessment of the causes and consequences of right heart dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Indrajeet
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Rahil
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kassamali
authors.forename: Edward T D
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Hoey
authors.forename: Jun K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Teoh
authors.forename: Vijayabhaskar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pakala
authors.forename: Arul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ganeshan
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D017380:Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography