Two uncommon cases of partial anomalous pulmonary vein connection
Vincenzo Russo1, Giangaspare Mineo, Francesco Buia
1Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, Cardiothoracic Radiology Unit, University Hospital 'S.Orsola' Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Abstract:
Pulmonary venous developmental anomalies encompass a wide spectrum of congenital diseases, including partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. We present two cases of uncommon partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection depicted well by magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) which could play an important role as noninvasive imaging techniques, providing high-quality and wide field of view imaging.
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