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{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor-In-Chief:'''{{CZ}}; [[User:KeriShafer|Keri Shafer, M.D.]] [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu] [[Priyamvada Singh|Priyamvada Singh, MBBS]] [mailto:psingh13579@gmail.com]; '''Assistant Editor-In-Chief:''' [[Kristin Feeney|Kristin Feeney, B.S.]] [mailto:kfeeney@elon.edu] | |||
{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor-In-Chief:'''{{CZ}}; [[User:KeriShafer|Keri Shafer, M.D.]] [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu] [[Priyamvada Singh|Priyamvada Singh, MBBS]] | |||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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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 | == 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 | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Congenital heart disease]] | |||
[[Category:Pediatrics]] | |||
[[Category:Disease]] | |||
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Ventricular septal defect Microchapters | |
Differentiating Ventricular Septal Defect from other Diseases | |
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Diagnosis | |
ACC/AHA Guidelines for Surgical and Catheter Intervention Follow-Up | |
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Ventricular septal defect CT On the Web | |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Ventricular septal defect CT | |
Risk calculators and risk factors for Ventricular septal defect CT | |
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.