Imaging Modalities in Congenital Heart Disease

Background Congenital aortic diseases (CAoD) encompass a wide variety of disorders that range from asymptomatic findings to life-threatening conditions. Multiple imaging techniques are available for the assessment of CAoD. Case summary We present seven case reports of congenital aortic diseases, including obstructions in the aortic arch (coarctation, hypoplasia, and interruption) and vascular rings, in which the clinical manifestations throughout the cases are discussed, highlighting the heterogeneity of the symptoms. Discussion Multi-imaging techniques are indispensable for the assessment of CAoD, where cardiac computed tomography angiography is the main modality for rapid acquisition of three-dimensional volume-rendered images for optimal surgical planning.

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“…Other downsides are the higher cost, limited availability, and image degrading artefacts due to implanted stents and coils. 7 , 8 …”

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Cardiac computed tomography assessment of congenital aortic diseases: a case series

Espínola‐Zavaleta

Armenta-Moreno

Silva-Estrada

et al. 2023

European Heart Journal - Case Reports

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“…With the advancement in the technology of the devices and the increase in the experience of the physicians in transthoracic echocardiography examination, diagnostic angiography is no longer needed in the diagnosis of many CHDs. Computed tomography angiography and cardiac magnetic resonance examination also play a role in reducing this need (29). However, conventional diagnostic angiography is still needed, especially in the surgical decision-making of patients with leftright shunts or in the identification of complex cardiac pathologies.…”

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Three years of interventional pediatric cardiology experience in a newly built city hospital

Sunkak

Argun

2022

Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine

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Aim: The importance of interventional methods in the treatment of congenital heart disease (CHD) is increasing. In this article, we retrospectively evaluated our angiography experience for the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart diseases in the newly built Kayseri City Hospital for 3 years. Material and Method: The demographic data of the patients, their diagnoses and information about interventions were evaluated retrospectively. Results: In our center, 291 interventional procedures were performed in a 36-month period. 71 (24%) procedures were for diagnostic evaluation and 220 (76%) procedures were for treatment. 74 (25%) atrial septal defect (ASD) closure procedures, 9 (3%) ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure procedures and 62 (21.3%) patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure procedures were performed via percutaneous technique. Eleven of the patients who underwent PDA closure were

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“…There is no doubt three-dimensional printed models and the increasing use of augmented and virtual reality can be extremely useful for education, procedural simulation and planning [ 12 , 43 , 44 , 45 ]. However, in our experience, utilizing the endocast and virtual dissection images on a monitor is often the most optimal strategy in clinical practice to provide a detailed evaluation of three-dimensional cardiac anatomy to support transcatheter and surgical planning while balancing costs and time efficiency [ 4 , 11 , 12 , 16 , 50 , 51 ]. Three-dimensional images in this paper were reconstructed using commercially available software/workstation (Horos, Pixmeo, Geneva, Switzerland; Ziostation2; Ziosoft, Tokyo, Japan; 3D Builder, Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA).…”

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Virtual Dissection: Emerging as the Gold Standard of Analyzing Living Heart Anatomy

Tretter

Gupta

Izawa

et al. 2020

JCDD

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: Traditionally, gross cardiac anatomy has been described mainly based on the findings in the dissection suite. Analyses of heart specimens have contributed immensely towards building a fundamental knowledge of cardiac anatomy. However, there are limitations in analyzing the autopsied heart removed from the thorax. Three-dimensional imaging allows visualization of the blood-filled heart in vivo in attitudinally appropriate fashion. This is of paramount importance for not only demonstration of cardiac anatomy for educational purposes, but also for the detailed anatomical evaluation in patients with acquired and congenital heart disease. In this review, we discuss the advantages of three-dimensional imaging, specifically focusing on virtual dissection, a volume rendering-based reconstruction technique using computed tomographic data. We highlight examples of three-dimensional imaging in both education and guiding patient management.

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Imaging Modalities in Congenital Heart Disease

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Cardiac computed tomography assessment of congenital aortic diseases: a case series

Cardiac computed tomography assessment of congenital aortic diseases: a case series

Three years of interventional pediatric cardiology experience in a newly built city hospital

Virtual Dissection: Emerging as the Gold Standard of Analyzing Living Heart Anatomy

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