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== Overview == | |||
Computed tomography can be helpful as a diagnostic tool in conditions where the echocardiographic findings are inconclusive. | Computed tomography can be helpful as a diagnostic tool in conditions where the echocardiographic findings are inconclusive. | ||
== Computed Tomography == | |||
Computed tomography (CT) can be used as a diagnostic modality in congenital heart diseases. | |||
Computed tomography (CT) can be used as a diagnostic modality in congenital heart diseases. | |||
===Advantages=== | |||
* Provides additional anatomic details compared to echocardiography | * Provides additional anatomic details compared to echocardiography | ||
* It is done faster compared to MRI, thus avoiding the need for anesthesia in small children. | * It is done faster compared to MRI, thus avoiding the need for [[anesthesia]] in small children. | ||
===Disadvantages=== | |||
* Costly | * Costly | ||
* Radiation can have long terms side-effect on growing children. | * Radiation can have long terms side-effect on growing children. | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Cardiology]] | [[Category:Cardiology]] | ||
[[Category:Congenital heart disease]] | [[Category:Congenital heart disease]] | ||
[[Category:Pediatrics]] | [[Category:Pediatrics]] | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief:Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Keri Shafer, M.D. [3] Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [4]; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [5]
Overview
Computed tomography can be helpful as a diagnostic tool in conditions where the echocardiographic findings are inconclusive.
Computed Tomography
Computed tomography (CT) can be used as a diagnostic modality in congenital heart diseases.
Advantages
- Provides additional anatomic details compared to echocardiography
- It is done faster compared to MRI, thus avoiding the need for anesthesia in small children.
Disadvantages
- Costly
- Radiation can have long terms side-effect on growing children.