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24-09-2022 | Patent Ductus Arteriosus | Minisymposium: Pediatric cardiovascular CT
Computed tomography for aortic assessment in children
Author:
Lindsay M. Griffin
Published in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Issue 13/2022
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Abstract
Because the aorta is the major vessel of the body, basic knowledge of aortic pathology is essential to the pediatric imager. This review divides aortic pathology into anatomical (e.g., congenital abnormalities) and acquired (e.g., vasculitis, trauma) entities, providing a brief description of pathology, technical considerations in CT acquisition and processing, and some pearls and pitfalls of interpretation. The objective of this paper is to familiarize general pediatric imagers with imaging features of common as well as high-impact aortic pathology on CT and prepare them for acquisition and reporting.