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CT of congenital heart disease: normal anatomy and typical pathologic conditions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14557509     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Computed tomography (CT) plays an important supplementary role in the evaluation of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Fast multisection spiral CT can be used to obtain isotropic volume data, and high-quality two- and three-dimensional multiplanar reformatted images can be created to accurately and systematically delineate the normal and pathologic morphologic features of the cardiovascular system. CT may be technically challenging and demanding in uncooperative young children. However, it can be used to systematically evaluate the aorta, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, cardiac chambers and ventriculoarterial connection, relationship between the upper lobe bronchi and pulmonary arteries, coronary artery, valves, systemic veins (superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, hepatic veins), and visceral situs with a step-by-step approach. This approach may be helpful in understanding the anatomy of the cardiovascular system in CHD patients. CT has both advantages and disadvantages in evaluating patients with CHD. Nevertheless, it is useful in this setting, and radiologists who perform CT in young children with CHD should be familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of CT and with the normal anatomy and typical pathologic conditions in affected patients.
Authors:
Hyun Woo Goo; In-Sook Park; Jae Kon Ko; Yong Hwue Kim; Dong-Man Seo; Tae-Jin Yun; Jeong-Jun Park; Chong Hyun Yoon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc     Volume:  23 Spec No     ISSN:  1527-1323     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiographics     Publication Date:  2003 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-10-14     Completed Date:  2003-12-12     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8302501     Medline TA:  Radiographics     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S147-65     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright RSNA, 2003
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-2 dong, Songpa-gu, 138-736 Seoul, Korea. hwgoo@amc.seoul.kr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aortography / methods
Bronchography / methods
Coronary Angiography / methods
Heart / anatomy & histology,  radiography
Heart Defects, Congenital / radiography*
Humans
Pulmonary Artery / radiography
Pulmonary Veins / radiography
Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods*
Reference Values
Tomography, Spiral Computed / methods*

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