Key result
Retrospectively ECG-gated multidetector CT provides detailed anatomic information for noninvasively assessing patent ductus arteriosus in adults.
Why the study?
Does retrospectively ECG-gated multidetector CT allow detailed morphologic assessment of patent ductus arteriosus in adults?
Observational
Does retrospectively ECG-gated multidetector CT allow detailed morphologic assessment of patent ductus arteriosus in adults?
MDCT is a promising noninvasive imaging modality for the detailed anatomic and morphologic assessment of patent ductus arteriosus in adults.
MDCT may enable noninvasive PDA assessment in adults; leaves open need for prospective validation.
OBJECTIVE: Noninvasive imaging of a persistently patent ductus arteriosus in adults remains a challenge. Bearing in mind the excellent spatial resolution provided by multidetector CT (MDCT), we postulated that MDCT might be used to evaluate this anatomic defect. We sought to show that MDCT can depict in detail patent ductus arteriosus in adults and allow determination of the size of the duct, degree of calcification, and morphologic classification. CONCLUSION: MDCT represents a novel method of noninvasively assessing patent ductus arteriosus in adults that provides detailed anatomic information. Comparison with invasive angiographic findings is needed to validate the technique of sizing of ducts using MDCT.
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Morgan‐Hughes et al. (2003) conducted an observational in Patent ductus arteriosus. Retrospectively ECG-Gated Multidetector CT was evaluated on Depiction of patent ductus arteriosus, determination of size, degree of calcification, and morphologic classification. Retrospectively ECG-gated multidetector CT provides detailed anatomic information for noninvasively assessing patent ductus arteriosus in adults.
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