CT and MRI of Aortic Coarctation: Pre- and Postsurgical Findings

作者：Ali Devrim Karaosmanoğlu, Ranish Deedar Ali Khawaja, Mehmet Ruhi Onur, Mannudeep K. Kalra · 发表于：American Journal of Roentgenology · 年份：2015 · DOI：10.2214/ajr.14.12529 · 被引用次数：97 · 研究领域：Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments、Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches、Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to summarize the roles of CT and MRI in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with aortic coarctation. CONCLUSION. Aortic coarctation is a common congenital heart disease accounting for approximately 6-8% of congenital heart defects. Despite its deceptively simple anatomic presentation, it is a complex medical problem with several associated anatomic and physiologic abnormalities. CT and MRI may provide very accurate information of the coarctation anatomy and other associated cardiac abnormalities.