title: [Computerized axial tomography in diagnosis of congenital heart diseases. Preliminary report].
abstract: Transverse sections of the heart and great vessels may be obtained by tomodensitometry using an exposure time short enough to carry out the investigation during apnoea, and an infusion of contrast medium. The definition is good enough for the investigation to be considered as a useful adjunct to the normal investigations in complex congenital cardiac abnormalities. All measurements are instantaneous, including the study of pulmonary density which allows assessment of the pulmonary vascularisation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: L'examen tomodensitométrique pour le diagnostic de certaines cardiopathies congénitales. Rapport préliminaire.