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LUMEN Learn 'Em Arteries
Heart
Right atrium
Location	Identify right atrium
Receives	CT: Follow SVC entering right atrium.
Empties into	CT: Right atrium emptying into right ventricle.
Tricuspid Valve	Tricuspid valve permits blood flow into right ventricle
Relationship	CT: Note the relationship of right atrium to other chambers of heart.
Heart Border	CT: Note which heart border, the right atrium forms
Appearance in	Angiogram
	CXR: Identify the location of right atrium
	Ultrasound
	MR:
Left atrium
Location
Receives	CT: Pulmonary veins entering left atrium
Empties	CT: Left atrium emptying into left ventricle
Mitral valve	CT: Note mitral valve leaflet. Note its location.
Relationship	CT: Relationship of LA to Esophagus
	Barium Swallow: Note the indentation of Esophagus by left atrium
	CXR: Left main stem bronchus along the superior margin of left atrium.
Heart Border	CXR: Note left atrial appendage forming a portion of left heart margin.
	Left atrium forms the posterior margin of heart.
Appearance in	Angiogram
	Ultrasound
	MR:
Right ventricle
Location	Locate right ventricle
Location	Locate right ventricle
Receives	Blood from right atrium
	Tricuspid valve separates right atrium from right ventricle
Empties	CT:Right atrium emptying into right ventricle.
	Pulmonary artery originates from right ventricle
	Pulmonary valve separates right ventricle from pulmonary artery
Relationship	CT: Note the relationship of right ventricle to Sternum.
Relationship	CT:Note the relationship to other chambers of heart
Septum	CT:Note the inter ventricular septum
Appearance in	Angiogram
	CXR: Locate right ventricle
	Ultrasound
	MR:

Left ventricle
Location
Receives	Left atrium empties into left ventricle
	Mitral valve separates left atrium from left ventricle.
	Chorda tendinae and papillary muscle anchor mitral valve to left ventricle
Empties	Aorta originates from left ventricle
	Aortic valve separates left ventricle from Aorta
Wall thickness	CT: Note left ventricular wall thickness and Inter ventricular septum compared to right ventricle
Heart margin	CT: Forms apex of heart and part of left heart border
Relationship
Appearance in	Angiogram
	CXR: Locate left ventricle
	Ultrasound
	MR:
Aorta
Thoracic Aorta
Drawing	Follow Aorta from Aortic valve, ascending, arch and descending portions of Aorta.
Angiogram	Follow Aorta from Aortic valve, ascending, arch and descending portions of Aorta
CXR	Follow various portions of Aorta
Ascending aorta
Model	Note the origin of Aorta from Left ventricle and its relationships.
Course	Angiogram: Ascending Aorta Start and end
Aortic valve	CT: Aortic valve
Branches	Angiogram: Branches of Ascending Aorta
Relationship	CT: Main pulmonary artery is to left of aortic root.
Appearance in	CXR
	MR
	Angiogram
Arch of aorta
Course	Angiogram: Start and end of arch of aorta.
Origin	CT: Start of aortic arch
Course	CT: Aorta arching across mediastinum
Branches	Angiogram: Branches of arch of aorta
Branches	Major branches of Thoracic Aorta.
Branches	CT: Major branches on the surface of aortic arch
Relationship
Appearance in	CXR
	MR
	Angiogram
Descending aorta
Course	Angiogram: Aorta and branches
Relationship	CT: Relation to Esophagus, left pleura and Vertebra
Relationship	CT: Relation to Esophagus, left pleura and Vertebra
Relationship	CT: Relation to Esophagus, left pleura and Vertebra
Appearance in	CXR
	CXR: Locate various portions of Aorta
	MR
	Angiogram
Brachio cephalic artery
Course	Angiogram: Aorta and branches
Dissection
Origin	CT: Starting from the arch of aorta
Relationship	CT:Relation to brachiocephalic vein
Relationship	CT:Relation to brachiocephalic vein
Branches	CT:Divides into right common carotid and right subclavian arteries
Left Common carotid artery
Course	Angiogram: Aorta and branches
Origin	CT:Starting from the arch of aorta
Origin	CT:Middle branch of the arch of aorta
Origin	CT:Middle branch of the arch of aorta
Relationship	CT:Courses towards neck
Relationship	CT:Courses into neck
Branches
Subclavian artery
Course	Angiogram: Origin of subclavian
Branches	Angiogram: Branches of subclavian artery
Origin	CT: Lat branch off of arch of aorta
Relationship	CT:Relation to trachea and esophagus
Relationship	CT:Relation to trachea and esophagus
Relationship	CT:Coursing into neck
Coronary artery
Branches	Drawing: Coronary artery and its branches
Origin	Angiogram: Branch of Ascending Aorta
Angiogram	Left Coronary artery
Angiogram	Right Coronary artery
Angiogram	Branches of LCA
Angiogram	Branches of RCA

Superior Vena cava
Location	SVC entering right atrium
Origin	CT: Left joining right brachiocephalic vein to form SVC
Origin	CT:Left joining right brachiocephalic vein to form SVC
Relationship	CT:Relationship to Aorta and right pulmonary artery
Ends	CT:SVC drained into right atrium
Tributaries	CT:Azygous vein joining SVC
Appearance in
	Angiogram
	CXR: Locate SVC
	MR
	Nuclear Medicine
Brachiocephalic veins
Formation	CT: Internal jugular vein joins subclavian vein to form brachiocephalic vein
Formation	CT: Internal jugular vein joins subclavian vein to form brachiocephalic vein
Formation	CT: Left joins right brachiocephalic vein to form SVC
Course	CT: Left brachiocephalic crosses mediastinum towards right brachiocephalic vein
Course	CT: Right brachiocephalic descends vertically
Coronary Sinus
Location	Coronary sinus
Location	Coronary sinus in the atrioventricular groove and entering right atrium
Azygous vein / Hemiazygous vein
Location	CT: Locate Azygous vein and identify the nearby structures
Location	CT:Locate Azygous and Hemiazygous veins.
Relationship	CT:Azygous vein relation to Aorta, Vertebra and Esophagus
Relationship	CT:Note the relationship of Hemiazygous vein relation to Aorta, Vertebra and diaphragmatic crus
Course	CT:Hemiazygous connecting to left renal vein in this case.
Course	CT:Hemiazygous crosses over to join Azygous vein
Course	CT:Azygous joining SVC
Appearance in
	Venogram Patient with mediastinal fibrosis and obstructed SVC, showing large azygous vein entering SVC
	CXR Patient with mediastinal fibrosis and obstructed SVC, showing large azygous vein entering SVC
Inferior vena cava /Thoracic Portion
Location
Course
Appearance in	CXR: Locate IVC
	Lateral CXR: Locate IVC
	CT: IVC entering RA
Pulmonary artery
Location	Locate main pulmonary artery.
Course	CXR Pneumo-mediastinum outlining right pulmonary artery. End on view.
Course	CXR: Pneumo-mediastinum outlining left and right pulmonary arteries.
Relationship	CT: Maim pulmonary artery to the left of Aorta
Branches	CT: Divides into left and right pulmonary arteries
Branches	CT: Pulmonary artery branches in the lungs.
Appearance in
	Angiogram: Main Pulmonary artery
	Angiogram: Right Pulmonary artery
	Angiogram: Left Pulmonary artery
	Angiogram: Lateral view
	CXR: Locate pulmonary arteries
	Lateral: Locate left and right pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary veins
Course	CT: Pulmonary veins entering left atrium.
Course	CT: Left Pulmonary veins entering left atrium.
Appearance in
	CXR: Locate pulmonary veins