title: CT and MRI of pulmonary valvular abnormalities.
abstract: Pulmonary valve disease constitutes a wide spectrum of conditions. Traditionally, echocardiography has been the technique of choice for the evaluation of pulmonary and other valvular disease. However, with advances in technology, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are playing increasingly important roles in the evaluation of these disorders. In this article, we review the normal appearance of the pulmonary valve and then illustrate various variants and pathological entities of the pulmonary valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Imaging, University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Electronic address: radprabhakar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajiah
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Imaging, University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nazarian
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Imaging, University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vogelius
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Imaging, University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gilkeson
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed