Patency of cavopulmonary connection studied by single phase electron beam computed tomography

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 447-455

  Choi, Byoung Wook ^a   Park, Young Hwan ^a   Lee, Jong Kyun ^b   Kim, Dong Joon ^a   Kim, Min Jung ^a   Choe, Kyu Ok ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cavo pulmonary connection; Congenital single ventricle; Electron beam computed tomography; Heart defects

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BIDIRECTIONAL CAVOPULMONARY SHUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG SHUNTING; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN LIGATION;

EID: 0142247164     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025808900239     Document Type: Article

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