Erschienen in:
01.10.2003 | Case Report
Scimitar syndrome: complete anatomical and functional diagnosis with gadolinium-enhanced and velocity-encoded cine MRI
verfasst von:
Enrique Marco de Lucas, Ana Canga, Pablo Sadaba, Rafael Martin-Duran, Macarena Otero, Luis Cerezal
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Ausgabe 10/2003
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Abstract
We report an asymptomatic 8-year-old girl with anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the IVC and systemic arterial supply (scimitar syndrome). We present for the first time a description of gadolinium-enhanced 3D MR angiography that provided concurrent non-invasive complete anatomical (arterial and venous supply) and 'functional' (calculation of left-to-right shunt using phase-contrast-MRI performed in the ascending aorta, main pulmonary artery and anomalous pulmonary vein) diagnosis, avoiding the need for more traditional invasive techniques. As the shunt quantification was less than 2:1, conservative management was decided upon.