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Neonatal cardiac multidetector row CT: why and how we do it

Authors: I-Chen Tsai, Min-Chi Chen, Sheng-Ling Jan, Chung-Chi Wang, Yun-Ching Fu, Pao-Chun Lin, Tain Lee

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 4/2008

Abstract

Neonatal congenital heart disease is a most difficult area of diagnostic radiology because of the small patient body size and fast resting heart rate. Recently, the spatial and temporal resolution of multidetector-row CT (MDCT) has evolved so that neonatal congenital heart disease can be precisely diagnosed. We describe the role of MDCT in neonatal congenital heart disease and offer tips for the scanning procedure to familiarize radiologists with this developing field.

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Title: Neonatal cardiac multidetector row CT: why and how we do it
Authors: I-Chen Tsai
Min-Chi Chen
Sheng-Ling Jan
Chung-Chi Wang
Yun-Ching Fu
Pao-Chun Lin
Tain Lee
Publication date: 01-04-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 4/2008
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-008-0761-9

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