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MR Imaging and CT Evaluation of Congenital Pulmonary Vein Abnormalities in Neonates and Infants.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22236895     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and computed tomography (CT) are increasingly being used in diagnosis and follow-up of congenital pulmonary vein anomalies in neonates and infants. Such anomalies include total or partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, sinus venosus defect, malposition of the septum primum, cor triatriatum, pulmonary vein atresia or stenosis, and abnormal number or course of the pulmonary veins. MR imaging provides a wealth of anatomic and functional data that are valuable in case management and planning intervention. Gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography is the mainstay of anatomic evaluation. Ventricular volumetry with two-dimensional steady-state free-precession sequences and flow analysis with cine phase-contrast imaging provide physiologic information that may be used to calculate the degree of right heart enlargement and the shunt fraction, allowing the cardiologist to determine the functional importance of the lesion. CT provides superior spatial resolution and short imaging times but at the expense of exposure to ionizing radiation.© RSNA, 2011.
Authors:
Himesh V Vyas; S Bruce Greenberg; Rajesh Krishnamurthy
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc     Volume:  32     ISSN:  1527-1323     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiographics     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-12     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8302501     Medline TA:  Radiographics     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  87-98     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Cardiology and Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Way, Slot 512-3, Little Rock, AR 72202-3591.
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