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{{CMG}}'''Associate Editor-In-Chief:'''; [[User:KeriShafer|Keri Shafer, M.D.]] [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu] [[Priyamvada Singh|Priyamvada Singh, MBBS]] [[mailto: | {{CMG}}'''Associate Editor-In-Chief:'''; [[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]] | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor-In-Chief:; Keri Shafer, M.D. [2] Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [[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
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.