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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.


==CT==  
== Cardiac CT scan ==  
Computed tomography (CT) can be used as a diagnostic modality in [[congenital heart disease]]s.
Common advantages of cardiac CT scan include:
 
* Assessment of [[Fontan]] circuit with an injection of contrast into superior vena cava and filling of the pulmonary system
Advantages:
* Assessment of [[right ventricle]] and [[left ventricle]] morphology and function
* Provides additional anatomic details compared to [[echocardiography]].
* Assessment of vascular [[stenting]] patency
* 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==

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Computed tomography can be helpful as a diagnostic tool in conditions where the echocardiographic findings are inconclusive.

Cardiac CT scan

Common advantages of cardiac CT scan include:

  • Assessment of Fontan circuit with an injection of contrast into superior vena cava and filling of the pulmonary system
  • Assessment of right ventricle and left ventricle morphology and function
  • Assessment of vascular stenting patency

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