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==CT== | ==CT== | ||
===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. | ||
===Disadvantages | ====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== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [2], Keri Shafer, M.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
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.