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AngioViews
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What radiologic view is usually best to image the origin of the LCA ostium? | 20 degree LAO |
| What coronary artery normally supplies the right bundle branch of the conduction system? | LAD |
| At the crux of the heart, the posterior descending coronary artery begins: | Near a "U" turn |
| Which type of angiogram would best define a failed mitral valve leaflet? | Left Ventriculogram / RAO view |
| Best View: LCA orifice | 20 deg LAO |
| Best View: Circ. branches | 30 deg RAO/Caudal |
| Best View: Distal LAD | 30 deg RAO /Caudal or Cranial |
| Best View: Prox LAD | 30 deg LAO / Cranial |
| Best View: Bifurcation of LAD and Crux | 30 deg LAO/ Cranial |
| Person with horizontal heart, what view best defines where the Left Main is? | LAO caudal |
| "Bread and butter view" / "First View of choice" are terms for this view of a unstable patients left coronary artery: Why? | 1-10 deg RAO / 15-20 deg Caudal. Because you may only get one X-ray in with these types of patients. |
| What angiography best diagnoses a R-L VSD in a patient with Pulmonary Hypertension? | RV gram in the LAO view |
| Mitral valve prolapse is usually best seen in the _______ LV angio view? | RAO during systole |
| Best View: Aortic dissection | LAO, AO root injection |
| Best View: Mitral Valve Regurgitation | RAO, LV injection |
| Best View: ASD | LAO cranial, PA injection |
| Best View: VSD | Steep LAO cranial injection |
| Best View: PDA | Pa cranial, Aortic injection |
| What is the best view to show the aortic arch and arch branches? | 60 degree LAO |