Role of CT in the evaluation of congenital cardiovascular disease in children

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 192, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1219-1231

  Dillman, Jonathan R ^a   Hernandez, Ramiro J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Congenital heart disease; CT; CT angiography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AORTA; AORTA COARCTATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR VENA CAVA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE ATRESIA; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65649131960     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.2382     Document Type: Review

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