ISSN:
1573-0743
Keywords:
newborns
;
MRI
;
congenital heart disease
;
systemic shunts
;
oblique views
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Eight infants with systemic-pulmonary Blalock-Taussig shunts were evaluated by spin-echo ECG-gated MRI. Contrary to Echocardiography, MRI using coronal oblique projections successfully visualized all palliative shunts entirely in one single plane (including one carried out on a right aberrant subclavian artery). MRI allowed assessment of size, course and patency of the shunt, including pulmonary and subclavian insertion. The proximal portion of the pulmonary and subclavian arteries were also visualized. We conclude that MRI with axial scans completed by coronal oblique planes is a promising, non invasive method for imaging the anatomical features of Blalock-Taussig shunts.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01797675
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