Noninvasive imaging of congenital cardiovascular defects.
Paolo CiancarellaPaolo CilibertiTeresa Pia SantangeloFrancesco SecchiNicola StagnaroAurelio SecinaroPublished in: La Radiologia medica (2020)
Advances in the treatment have drastically increased the survival rate of congenital heart disease (CHD) patients. Therefore, the prevalence of these patients is growing. Imaging plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and management of this population as a key component of patient care at all stages, especially in those patients who survived into adulthood. Over the last decades, noninvasive imaging techniques, such as cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and cardiac computed tomography (CCT), progressively increased their clinical relevance, reaching stronger levels of accuracy and indications in the clinical surveillance of CHD. The current review highlights the main technical aspects and clinical applications of CMR and CCT in the setting of congenital cardiovascular abnormalities, aiming to address a state-of-the-art guidance to every physician and cardiac imager not routinely involved in the field.
Keyphrases
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- congenital heart disease
- high resolution
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- primary care
- magnetic resonance imaging
- risk factors
- depressive symptoms
- patient reported outcomes
- positron emission tomography
- patient reported
- photodynamic therapy
- pet ct
- image quality
- early life