Turner syndrome CT
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Akash Daswaney, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
CT scan
- Simple CTs or CT angiographies are helpful in screening/detecting the following cardiac abnormalities: [1]
- Coarctation of aorta
- Ventricular septal defect
- Bicuspid aortic valve
- Aortic dissection
- Aortal dilation
- Aortic aneurysm
- Ischemic heart disease
- Atherosclerosis
- Elongated transverse aortic arch
- Pulmonary venous anomalies
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Infective endocarditis
References
- ↑ Frías JL, Davenport ML, Committee on Genetics and Section on Endocrinology (2003). "Health supervision for children with Turner syndrome". Pediatrics. 111 (3): 692–702. doi:10.1542/peds.111.3.692. PMID 12612263.