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{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor-In-Chief:''' [[Priyamvada Singh|Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:psingh13579@gmail.com], {{CZ}}, '''Assistant Editor-In-Chief:''' [[Kristin Feeney|Kristin Feeney, B.S.]] [mailto:kfeeney@elon.edu] | {{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor-In-Chief:''' [[Priyamvada Singh|Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.]] [mailto:psingh13579@gmail.com], {{CZ}}, '''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. | [[Computed tomography]] can be helpful as a diagnostic tool in conditions where the [[echocardiographic]] findings are inconclusive. | ||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
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=== | |||
* 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=== | ||
* Costly | * Costly | ||
* Radiation can have long terms side-effect on growing children. | * [[Radiation]] can have long terms side-effect on growing children. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [2], Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.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
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.
Disadvantages
- Costly
- Radiation can have long terms side-effect on growing children.