Key result
64-MDCT effectively identifies postoperative anatomy and complications in surgically corrected congenital heart disease.
Why the study?
Echocardiography has limitations in imaging certain thoracic regions after surgical correction of congenital heart disease, necessitating alternative imaging modalities.
64-MDCT provides valuable imaging of postoperative morphology and complications in congenital heart disease patients where echocardiography is limited.
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May support adjunctive 64-MDCT when echocardiography is limited in postoperative congenital heart disease; leaves open prospective validation.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to review the CT appearance of postoperative morphology and complications after surgical correction of congenital heart anomalies. CONCLUSION: Echocardiography is typically the initial imaging technique used for congenital heart disease; however, some thoracic regions are beyond the imaging scope of echocardiography, particularly after surgical revision. This article shows, through a series of illustrative cases, the usefulness of 64-MDCT in these patients.
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Spevak et al. (2008) conducted a review in Surgically corrected congenital heart disease. 64-MDCT vs. Echocardiography was evaluated. 64-MDCT is a useful imaging modality for evaluating postoperative morphology and complications in patients with surgically corrected congenital heart anomalies, especially when echocardiography is limited.
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