Erschienen in:
01.09.2014 | Pictorial Essay
Imaging in congenital pulmonary vein anomalies: the role of computed tomography
verfasst von:
Kevin Todd Dyer, Anthony Marcus Hlavacek, Felix Gabriel Meinel, Carlo Nicola De Cecco, Andrew Douglas McQuiston, Uwe Joseph Schoepf, Nicholas Peter Pietris
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Ausgabe 9/2014
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Abstract
Pulmonary venous anomalies comprise a wide spectrum of anatomical variations and their clinical presentations may vary from the relatively benign single partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) to the critical obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). We briefly review the common anomalies encountered, while highlighting the utility that computed tomographic angiography (CTA) provides for this spectrum of extracardiac vascular malformations and connections. CTA has established itself as an invaluable imaging modality in these patients. A detailed knowledge of the CTA imaging findings in pulmonary venous anomalies is crucial to guide clinical decision-making in these patients.