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{{CMG}} | {{CMG}}; '''Associate Editors-In-Chief:''' Claudia P. Hochberg, M.D. [mailto:chochber@bidmc.harvard.edu], [[User:Abdarabi|Abdul-Rahman Arabi, M.D.]] [mailto:abdarabi@yahoo.com], [[User:KeriShafer|Keri Shafer, M.D.]] [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu] | ||
==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. | ||
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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 | '''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. | ||
'''Disadvantage''' | '''Disadvantage''': | ||
* 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}} | ||
Revision as of 18:44, 3 November 2011
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Aortic Stenosis Microchapters |
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Diagnosis |
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Treatment |
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Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvotomy (PABV) or Aortic Valvuloplasty |
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) |
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Case Studies |
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Aortic stenosis CT On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Aortic stenosis CT |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Claudia P. Hochberg, M.D. [2], Abdul-Rahman Arabi, M.D. [3], Keri Shafer, M.D. [4]
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.