Cine-magnetic resonance imaging of cor triatriatum.
Two adult patients with cor triatriatum, which was shown by echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using both spin-echo and cine-MR techniques, are presented. Spin-echo MRI clearly demonstrated an anatomical relationship between the membrane and pulmonary veins or left atrial appendage, which was not clear on transthoracic echocardiography. In addition, cine-MRI depicted abnormal flow through the fenestration of the anomalous membrane (case 1 and 2) and shunted flow through the associated atrial septal defect (case 2).
Department of Radiology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Sakamoto
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Matsunaga
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Hayashi
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Ogawa
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Fukui
D000328:Adult; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009040:Motion Pictures