Cardiac CT and MRI of cardiac malformations: How to interpret them?

C Lapierre; L Garel; R El-Jalbout; A Damphousse; J Déry

doi:10.1016/j.diii.2016.02.016

Cardiac CT and MRI of cardiac malformations: How to interpret them?

Diagn Interv Imaging. 2016 May;97(5):519-30. doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2016.02.016. Epub 2016 Apr 14.

Authors

C Lapierre¹, L Garel², R El-Jalbout², A Damphousse², J Déry²

Affiliations

¹ Sainte-Justine University Hospital, 3175, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada. Electronic address: chantal_lapierre@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.
² Sainte-Justine University Hospital, 3175, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.

PMID: 27150065
DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2016.02.016

Abstract

A segmental sequential approach is widely used for the description of congenital heart disease abnormalities in routine reports of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging examinations. This consists of three stages as follows: (a) the anatomical description of each segment (viscero-atrial situs, the bulboventricular loop and the position of the great vessels); (b) the relationship between each segment at the atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial levels; and (c) related intra- and intersegmental abnormalities. This article describes the interpretation of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging examinations in patients with cardiac malformations using a structured plan.

Keywords: Computer tomography; Congenital heart disease; Interpretation; MRI.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Contrast Media / administration & dosage
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Humans
Image Enhancement
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted*
Imaging, Three-Dimensional*
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / instrumentation
Radiation Protection
Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / instrumentation

Substances

Contrast Media