[Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of the postoperative results in tetralogy of Fallot. Apropos of a case].
The magnetic resonance images obtained post-operatively in a case of Fallot's tetralogy are presented. These images provide perfect visualization of the intracardiac structures, notably those which make it possible to evaluate the results of surgery, namely the patency of the pulmonary out flow tract. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is still of limited use, but this examination will no doubt be more frequently performed when forthcoming techniques enabling gradients and blood flows to be evaluated and dynamic images to be obtained will be available. With ultrasonography and MRI, we now possess two totally non-invasive methods of cardiac exploration, but MRI offers the advantage that its results do not depend on the operator.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
Evaluation en imagerie par résonance magnétique du résultat post-opératoire dans la tétralogie de Fallot. A propos d'un cas.