Multidetector CT for congenital heart patients: What a paediatric radiologist should know

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 869-875

  Paul, Jean François ^a   Rohnean, Adela ^a   Sigal Cinqualbre, Anne ^a  

^a CENTRE CHIRURGICAL MARIE LANNELONGUE   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Child; Congenital; CT; Multi detector

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYZINE; IOPROMIDE; MIDAZOLAM;

AORTA; BABY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SEDATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RADIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954435528     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-010-1614-x     Document Type: Review

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