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Imaging in congenital pulmonary vein anomalies: the role of computed tomography

Authors: Kevin Todd Dyer, Anthony Marcus Hlavacek, Felix Gabriel Meinel, Carlo Nicola De Cecco, Andrew Douglas McQuiston, Uwe Joseph Schoepf, Nicholas Peter Pietris

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 9/2014

Abstract

Pulmonary venous anomalies comprise a wide spectrum of anatomical variations and their clinical presentations may vary from the relatively benign single partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) to the critical obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). We briefly review the common anomalies encountered, while highlighting the utility that computed tomographic angiography (CTA) provides for this spectrum of extracardiac vascular malformations and connections. CTA has established itself as an invaluable imaging modality in these patients. A detailed knowledge of the CTA imaging findings in pulmonary venous anomalies is crucial to guide clinical decision-making in these patients.

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Title: Imaging in congenital pulmonary vein anomalies: the role of computed tomography
Authors: Kevin Todd Dyer
Anthony Marcus Hlavacek
Felix Gabriel Meinel
Carlo Nicola De Cecco
Andrew Douglas McQuiston
Uwe Joseph Schoepf
Nicholas Peter Pietris
Publication date: 01-09-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 9/2014
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-3044-7

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