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{{CMG}} | {{CMG}}'''Associate Editor-In-Chief:'''; [[User:KeriShafer|Keri Shafer, M.D.]] [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu] [[Priyamvada Singh|Priyamvada Singh, MBBS]] [[mailto:psingh@perfuse.org]]; '''Assistant Editor-In-Chief:''' [[Kristin Feeney|Kristin Feeney, B.S.]] [[mailto:kfeeney@perfuse.org]] | ||
==Overview== | |||
[[Computed tomography]] can be helpful as a diagnostic tool in conditions where the echocardiographic findings are inconclusive. | |||
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Computed tomography can be helpful as a diagnostic tool in conditions where the echocardiographic findings are inconclusive. | |||
==CT Scan== | |||
Computed tomography (CT) can be used as a diagnostic modality in congenital heart diseases. | Computed tomography (CT) can be used as a diagnostic modality in congenital heart diseases. | ||
Advantages: | |||
* Provides additional anatomic details compared to echocardiography | * Provides additional anatomic details compared to echocardiography | ||
* It is done faster compared to MRI, thus avoiding the need for anesthesia in small children. | * It is done faster compared to MRI, thus avoiding the need for anesthesia in small children. | ||
Disadvantage: | |||
* Costly | * Costly | ||
* Radiation can have long terms side-effect on growing children. | * Radiation can have long terms side-effect on growing children. | ||
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[[Category:Congenital heart disease]] | [[Category:Congenital heart disease]] | ||
[[Category:Pediatrics]] | [[Category:Pediatrics]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor-In-Chief:; Keri Shafer, M.D. [2] Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [[3]]; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [[4]]
Overview
Computed tomography can be helpful as a diagnostic tool in conditions where the echocardiographic findings are inconclusive.
CT Scan
Computed tomography (CT) can be used as a diagnostic modality in congenital heart diseases.
Advantages:
- Provides additional anatomic details compared to echocardiography
- It is done faster compared to MRI, thus avoiding the need for anesthesia in small children.
Disadvantage:
- Costly
- Radiation can have long terms side-effect on growing children.