Using multidetector-row CT in neonates with complex congenital heart disease to replace diagnostic cardiac catheterization for anatomical investigation: Initial experiences in technical and clinical feasibility

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1273-1282

  Lee, Tain ^a,b,c   Tsai, I Chen ^a,b,c   Fu, Yun Ching ^a,c   Jan, Sheng Lin ^a,c   Wang, Chung Chi ^a   Chang, Yen ^a   Chen, Min Chi ^a,b,c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; CT; Neonate

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IOHEXOL; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33845548037     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-006-0315-y     Document Type: Article

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