[Diagnosis of double aortic arch in the neonatal period. Contribution of magnetic resonance imaging. Apropos of a case].
The authors report a case of double aortic arch in the newborn (age: 1 month) explored with magnetic resonance imaging. MRI offers a non invasive and non ionizing examination very well-tolerated by the patient if a correct methodology is used (total acquisition time 40 mn). The quality of the images is sufficient for diagnosis and presurgical evaluation: the diameter, the permeability and the relationship with the surrounding organs of the respective aortic arches were well demonstrated with this technique. The contributions of MRI with respect to 2-D echocardiography and angiography as well as the future possible totally non invasive evaluation of this cardiac anomaly is discussed.
Kastler
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B
Radiologie I, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Strasbourg.
Livolsi
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A
Germain
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P
Daltroff
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G
Willard
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D
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male
Diagnostic de double arc aortique en période néonatale. Apport de l'image par résonance magnétique. A propos d'une observation.