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Does computed tomography improve the noninvasive diagnosis of pulmonary artery sling in infants?
Does computed tomography improve the noninvasive diagnosis of pulmonary artery sling in infants?
Computed tomography offers a noninvasive alternative to traditional invasive procedures for diagnosing pulmonary artery sling in infants.
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CT warrants consideration for noninvasive pulmonary artery sling diagnosis in infants; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
The pulmonary artery sling is a vascular anomaly that produces severe respiratory disease in infancy. The differential diagnosis is lengthy, and the diagnostic work-up frequently includes such invasive maneuvers as bronchography, bronchoscopy, and cardiac catheterization. In this paper the use of a new noninvasive diagnostic tool, computer tomography, to aid in the diagnosis of this form of vascular ring, is discussed and a review of salient features of this cardiovascular malformation is presented.
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