Tricuspid atresia MRI
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor-In-Chief:;Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Keri Shafer, M.D. [3] Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [4]; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [5]
Overview
Cardiac MRI(CMR) is commonly used for long term management of Fontan patients.
MRI
MRI
Common advantages of cardiac MRI (CMR) in tricuspid atresia include:[1]
- Assessment of cardiac anatomy and function with a high spatial resolution
- Assessment of complications of Fontan circuit
- Assessment of vascular anatomy
- Assessment of ventricular volume and systolic and diastolic function
- Assessment of flow velocity
- Assessment of myocardial focal fibrosis
- Assessment of thrombosis in Fontan circuit
References
References
- ↑ Yeong, Michael; Loughborough, Will; Hamilton, Mark; Manghat, Nathan (2017). “Role of cardiac MRI and CT in Fontan circulation”. Journal of Congenital Cardiology. 1 (1). doi:10.1186/s40949-017-0010-x. ISSN 2056-7251.
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