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==Overview== | =='''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. | |||
'''Disadvantage''' | |||
* Costly | |||
* Radiation can have long terms side-effect on growing children. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 01:19, 27 July 2011
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Associate Editor-In-Chief: Priyamavada Singh, MBBS [[2]]
Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [[3]]
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.
Disadvantage
- Costly
- Radiation can have long terms side-effect on growing children.