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Electrocardiosynchronous CT accurately assesses congenital LV diverticulum location and size in a canine case.
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Electrocardiosynchronous CT is useful for accurately assessing the anatomical location and size of complex congenital cardiac anomalies such as left ventricular diverticulum.
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May support imaging of rare congenital anomalies in veterinary cases; leaves open validation in larger cohorts before clinical adoption.
A 2-month-old Shiba Inu was presented to an emergency veterinary clinic with decreased activity and was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension secondary to a ventricular septal defect. The dog was referred to the TUAT Veterinary Medical Center for further evaluation. During treatment, a diverticulum was incidentally identified at the apex of the left ventricle. While the diverticulum caused no clinical symptoms, a cardiac synchronous computed tomography (CT) scan was performed to accurately assess its anatomical location and size. This case highlights the value of advanced imaging techniques in diagnosing complex congenital cardiac anomalies.
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Hirose et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Congenital left ventricular diverticulum (n=1). Electrocardiosynchronous CT was evaluated. Electrocardiosynchronous CT accurately assessed the anatomical location and size of an incidentally identified congenital left ventricular diverticulum in a 2-month-old dog.
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