Aortic coarctation MRI
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can define the location and severity of a coarctation. MRI can also detect associated cardiac abnormalities and is used for serial follow-up after surgical repair or balloon angioplasty. MRI is recommended to look for aneurysm formation following repair of a coarctation. MR angiography has almost completely replaced invasive catheter based techniques for evaluating re coarctation. In adults with untreated coarctation blood often reaches the lower body through collaterals, eg. internal thoracic arteries thorugh the subclavian arteries. Those can be seen on MRI or angiography.
MRI
Shown below are the MRI images for coarctation of aorta.
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[Courtesy of RadsWiki and copylefted]
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