Keywords:
Congenital, Contrast agent-intravenous, Computer Applications-3D, MR, Echocardiography, CT-Angiography, Paediatric, Cardiovascular system, Anatomy
Authors:
H. Hamidi, T. Alam, N. Rasouly, S. Maroof; Kabul/AF
Conclusion
Congenital cardiovascular anomalies are still considerable health problem in pediatric population.
Radiology plays an important role in initial detection as well post treatment evaluation of CCVAs.
Today various imaging modalities are utilized in detection and follow up of congenital cardiovascular anomalies and the trend in choosing the appropriate imaging modality is towards obtaining more accurate morphological and/or functional information with non/less invasive techniques and reduced/no radiation exposure.
The important and frequently performed radiological examination is still chest radiography which give clues of suspected CCVAs and offer valuable information in order to narrow the differential diagnosis to few likely conditions.
Echocardiography is the first-line imaging technique in most instances.
If echocardiography could not answer all the raisin questions,
cMRI and cCTA can be the next imaging modalities of choice before proceeding to more invasive techniques.
Catheter angiocardiography can still be nessecery in more complex conditions.
Nuclear imaging can be used in selected circumstances.