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Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD): Multimedia

Author: Lawrence Ashker, DO, Director of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, St Joseph Mercy Oakland
Coauthor(s): Janaina Alnajjar, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, St Joseph Mercy Oakland; Kostaki G Bis, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology, Magnetic Resonance Research, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Chief, William Beaumont Hospital
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Updated: Feb 29, 2008

Multimedia

Triangle of dysplasia.Media file 1: Triangle of dysplasia.
Triangle of dysplasia.

Triangle of dysplasia.

Four-chamber electrocardiographically gated cine ...Media file 2: Four-chamber electrocardiographically gated cine gradient-echo images show an abnormality in right ventricular wall motion during systole or a systolic aneurysm.
Four-chamber electrocardiographically gated cine ...

Four-chamber electrocardiographically gated cine gradient-echo images show an abnormality in right ventricular wall motion during systole or a systolic aneurysm.

Electrocardiographically gated axial spin-echo T1...Media file 3: Electrocardiographically gated axial spin-echo T1-weighted image demonstrates diffuse high signal intensity in the myocardium of the right ventricular anterior free wall. This finding corresponds to fatty infiltration.
Electrocardiographically gated axial spin-echo T1...

Electrocardiographically gated axial spin-echo T1-weighted image demonstrates diffuse high signal intensity in the myocardium of the right ventricular anterior free wall. This finding corresponds to fatty infiltration.

Electrocardiographically gated axial spin-echo T1...Media file 4: Electrocardiographically gated axial spin-echo T1-weighted image shows the high signal intensity due to fatty infiltration of the right ventricular free wall.
Electrocardiographically gated axial spin-echo T1...

Electrocardiographically gated axial spin-echo T1-weighted image shows the high signal intensity due to fatty infiltration of the right ventricular free wall.

Electrocardiographically gated T1-weighted image ...Media file 5: Electrocardiographically gated T1-weighted image shows arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) with prominent epicardial fat in the right ventricular outflow tract.
Electrocardiographically gated T1-weighted image ...

Electrocardiographically gated T1-weighted image shows arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) with prominent epicardial fat in the right ventricular outflow tract.

More on Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)

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Multimedia: Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
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Further Reading

Keywords

Uhl's anomaly, Uhl anomaly, Uhl disease, parchment right ventricle, Naxos disease, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, right ventricular dysplasia, RVD, right ventricular cardiomyopathy, right precordial ST-segment elevation, Brugada syndrome, Brugada's syndrome

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Lawrence Ashker, DO, Director of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, St Joseph Mercy Oakland
Lawrence Ashker, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Janaina Alnajjar, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, St Joseph Mercy Oakland
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Kostaki G Bis, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology, Magnetic Resonance Research, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Chief, William Beaumont Hospital
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Justin D Pearlman, MD, PhD, ME, MA, Director of Dartmouth Advanced Imaging Center, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Radiology, Adjunct Professor, Thayer Bioengineering and Computer Science, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Justin D Pearlman, MD, PhD, ME, MA is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians, American Federation for Medical Research, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

David S Levey, MD, PhD, Orthopedic/Spine MRI TeleRadiologist, Radsource, LLC
David S Levey, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, and Texas Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Robert M Krasny, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Eugene C Lin, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center
Eugene C Lin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Nuclear Medicine, American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of Nuclear Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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