Ebsteins anomaly of the tricuspid valve CT
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]}; Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [3]; Claudia P. Hochberg, M.D. Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [4]
Overview
Overview
Computed tomography can be helpful as a diagnostic tool in conditions where the echocardiographic findings are inconclusive. It shows inferior displacement of tricuspid valve leaflets with enlargement of the right atrium and enlargement and dysfunction of the right ventricle.
CT in Ebstein’s Anomaly
CT in Ebstein’s Anomaly
Findings
Inferior displacement of tricuspid valve leaflets with enlargement of the right atrium and enlargement and dysfunction of the right ventricle.[1][2][3][4]
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
References
References
- ↑ Kilner PJ (December 2011). “Imaging congenital heart disease in adults”. Br J Radiol. 84 Spec No 3: S258–68. doi:10.1259/bjr/74240815. PMC 3473918. PMID 22723533.
- ↑ Cook SC, Raman SV (January 2008). “Multidetector computed tomography in the adolescent and young adult with congenital heart disease”. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2 (1): 36–49. doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2007.12.004. PMID 19083915.
- ↑ Wiant A, Nyberg E, Gilkeson RC (August 2009). “CT evaluation of congenital heart disease in adults”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 193 (2): 388–96. doi:10.2214/AJR.08.2192. PMID 19620435.
- ↑ Nicol ED, Gatzoulis M, Padley SP, Rubens M (June 2007). “Assessment of adult congenital heart disease with multi-detector computed tomography: beyond coronary lumenography”. Clin Radiol. 62 (6): 518–27. doi:10.1016/j.crad.2007.01.003. PMID 17467388.
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