January 1, 1989Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine
Nichtinvasive Diagnostik von Vorhofseptumdefekten und fehlmündenden Lungenvenen mit der Kernspintomographie
Why the study?
Does spin echo and gradient echo MRI reliably diagnose atrial septal defects and anomalous pulmonary venous return?
Population
31 patients with atrial septal defect and/or anomalous pulmonary venous return, and 16 healthy volunteers
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
May support gradient echo MRI for non-invasive ASD and APVR detection; leaves open need for prospective validation before changing practice.
Structured PICO
Does spin echo and gradient echo MRI reliably diagnose atrial septal defects and anomalous pulmonary venous return?
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Population
31 patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) and/or anomalous pulmonary venous return, and 16 healthy volunteers (total n=47)
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Intervention
Spin echo and gradient echo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Outcome
Reliable documentation of the defect and anomalous pulmonary venous returnsurrogate
Combined use of spin echo and gradient echo MRI provides reliable non-invasive diagnosis of atrial septal defects and anomalous pulmonary venous return.
Cite This Study
Theissen et al. (1989) studied this question.