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{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editors-In-Chief:''' [[Priyamvada Singh| Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto: | {{CMG}}; '''Associate Editors-In-Chief:''' [[Priyamvada Singh| Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:psingh13579@gmail.com], [[User:KeriShafer|Keri Shafer, M.D.]] [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu]; '''Assistant Editor-In-Chief:''' [[Kristin Feeney|Kristin Feeney, B.S.]] [mailto:kfeeney@elon.edu] | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Computed tomography]] can be helpful as a diagnostic tool in conditions where the [[echocardiographic]] findings are inconclusive. | |||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
====Advantages==== | |||
===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 | ====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== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Cardiology]] | [[Category:Cardiology]] | ||
[[Category:Congenital heart disease]] | [[Category:Congenital heart disease]] | ||
[[Category:Pediatrics]] | [[Category:Pediatrics]] | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | |||
{{WH}} | {{WH}} | ||
{{WS}} | {{WS}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [2], Keri Shafer, M.D. [3]; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [4]
Overview
Computed tomography can be helpful as a diagnostic tool in conditions where the echocardiographic findings are inconclusive.
CT
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.