title: Cardiac CT angiography beyond the coronary arteries: what radiologists need to know and why they need to know it.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  With current state-of-the-art CT combining fast scanning times and high spatial resolution, anatomy beyond the coronary arteries is well visualized and may lead to discovery of abnormalities. The purpose of this article is to provide a strategy for radiologists to recognize important extracoronary cardiac CT angiography (CTA) findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A systemic approach to cardiac CTA by anatomic location and attention to key CT features are critical to identify and properly characterize important extracoronary cardiac abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: 1 The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, JHOC 3254, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N Caroline St, Baltimore, MD 21287.
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Pamela T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Elliot K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: cardiac CT angiography (CTA); cardiac mass; cardiac valve; pericardium