Abstract
Recent technical developments in CT and MRI allow evaluation of cardiac defects in patients with congenital heart disease. Both imaging modalities provide morphologic evaluation of cardiac defects. On the contrary, cardiac MRI has advantages relatively or exclusively over cardiac CT in providing functional or hemodynamic information. In this chapter, CT and MRI findings of cardiac defects commonly encountered in clinical practice are described and illustrated. Common cardiac defects include atrial septal defect (ASD), ventricular septal defect (VSD), atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD), tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), pulmonary atresia, transposition of the great arteries (TGA), double outlet right ventricle (DORV), Ebstein anomaly, and functional single ventricle (FSV). Typical CT and MRI findings of these defects after surgical corrections also should be recognized not only to identify complications but also to predict patient outcome.
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Goo, H.W. (2014). CT and MRI Findings of Cardiac Defects in Congenital Heart Disease. In: Kim, IO. (eds) Radiology Illustrated: Pediatric Radiology. Radiology Illustrated. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35573-8_17
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