64-slice CT imaging in a case of total anomalous pulmonary venous circulation

For long, catheter angiography has been the investigation of choice for the diagnosis of congenital anomalies of the heart such as total anomalous pulmonary venous circulation (TAPVC). In the last few years, MRI and multislice CT scan have also been introduced for this purpose. We report a case wher...

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Autores principales: Shaheen, Feroze, Gojwari, Tariq A., Andrabi, Manzoor, Sofi, Sanjid, Singh, Manjit
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
Materias:
Cardiac
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2747419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19774141
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.45346
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Sumario:For long, catheter angiography has been the investigation of choice for the diagnosis of congenital anomalies of the heart such as total anomalous pulmonary venous circulation (TAPVC). In the last few years, MRI and multislice CT scan have also been introduced for this purpose. We report a case where 64-slice CT scan was found very useful in the evaluation of TAPVC.

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