Image of the Month February 2022: Cement cardiac embolism: A “hard” cause of atrial fibrillation and tricuspid regurgitation

Authors: Samer Alabed1, Boshra Edhayr2 and Annette Johnstone3 1 Radiology Registrar, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals 2 Radiology Registrar, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 3 Consultant Cardiothoracic Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust   In March 2021 this 72yo Asian female was admitted acutely with a new diagnosis of atrial fibrillation with fast ventricular response. She was […]

BSCI/BSCCT Annual Meeting 2022

Registration now closed Please note that unfortunately we will not be able to accomodate walk-ins on the day.  After a successful meeting in 2021, we are glad to be back in 2022 in the beautiful and historic Bath!  #BathBSCI2022 Meeting Programme We have a host of exciting educational sessions planned for this year’s meeting. See […]

Image of the Month January 2022: Just a benign mass? Value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of cardiac tumours

Authors: Dr Chrysovalantou Nikolaidou1, Dr Marian Lung2, Professor Stefan Neubauer1 Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Oxford, Oxford  Radcliffe Department of Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford   Case history A 53-year-old woman, with no significant past medical history, was referred for cardiac MR Imaging (CMR) to further characterise a right atrial mass […]

Image of the Month December 2021: Closing Holes in Hearts

 Authors: Dr Bronagh P Kelly, Dr Christopher J Lockhart, Dr Mark S Spence, Dr C Owens Department of Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Belfast Heart Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Case History: A 76 year old female presented to the emergency department with hypoxic respiratory failure. She had recently commenced first round of chemotherapy for squamous […]

Image of the Month November 2021 – Computed Tomographic simulation of the anatomical result post transcatheter repair of a sinus venosus defect and partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage.

Author: Mahon C, Kempny A and Semple T Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom.   Educational points: Three-dimensional volume rendered reformatting with virtual stent implantation can assist in predicting the anatomical result of a catheter-based repair of sinus venosus atrial septal defect (SVASD) and partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage.   Case Report A […]

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