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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for the Evaluation of Suspected Cardiac Thrombus: Conventional and Emerging Techniques
Published on: June 11, 2019
CT and MR imaging in congenital cardiac malformations: Where do we come from and where are we going?
J-N Dacher1, E Barre2, I Durand3
1Radiology, Rouen university hospital, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France; INSERM U1096, medicine and pharmacy UFR, 22, boulevard Gambetta, 76183 Rouen, France.
Abstract:
The management of patients with congenital heart disease was profoundly changed firstly by the advent of pediatric and prenatal ultrasound and then more recently by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) of the heart and great vessels. The improved life expectancy of these patients has brought about new medical and imaging requirements. MRI and CT are increasing second line techniques in this group of patients. This article summarizes the advantages and limitations of CT and MRI in some frequently encountered situations in children and adults followed up for congenital heart disease.
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