Published in:
01-10-2010 | Images in Pediatric Cardiology
The Value of Multidetector Computed Tomography for Showing the Azygous/Hemiazygous System
Authors:
Kadir Babaoglu, Nagihan İnan, Ayşe Güler Eroğlu
Published in:
Pediatric Cardiology
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Issue 7/2010
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Excerpt
Currently, 64-row multislice computed tomography (MSCT) is rapidly evolving as a noninvasive technique for cardiac imaging. Its evolution has helped cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons to visualize anatomic abnormalities of cardiovascular systems, particularly extracardiac vascular malformations such as aortic arch abnormalities, coronary artery abnormalities, and partial anomalous pulmonary venous connections [
1‐
3]. We used MSCT to evaluate the systemic venous circulation in a patient who underwent bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis (BCPA, Glenn shunt). …