Coronary artery anomalies and clinically important anatomy in patients with congenital heart disease: multislice CT findings

In patients with congenital heart disease, coronary artery anomalies are common and have different clinical importance from individuals with structurally normal hearts. Visibility of the coronary arteries by CT has markedly improved due to high temporal resolution and ECG-synchronized data acquisiti...

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 2009-03, Vol.39 (3), p.265-273
Main Authors: Goo, Hyun Woo, Seo, Dong-Man, Yun, Tae-Jin, Park, Jeong-Jun, Park, In-Sook, Ko, Jae Kon, Kim, Young Hwee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Contrast Media
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - pathology
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnostic imaging
Heart Defects, Congenital - pathology
Humans
Imaging
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neuroradiology
Nuclear Medicine
Oncology
Pediatrics
Pictorial Essay
Radiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Ultrasound
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Summary:In patients with congenital heart disease, coronary artery anomalies are common and have different clinical importance from individuals with structurally normal hearts. Visibility of the coronary arteries by CT has markedly improved due to high temporal resolution and ECG-synchronized data acquisition. In this article we describe current multislice CT techniques for coronary artery imaging and illustrate coronary artery anomalies and clinically important coronary artery anatomy from the point of view of congenital heart disease.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s00247-008-1111-7