title: Devices for transcatheter closure of intracardiac defects.
abstract: Transcatheter closure of intracardiac defects is an investigational procedure that is in use at a number of centers in North America and Europe. A radiologist should be able to recognize these devices on a chest radiograph, understand their actual physical appearance, and be able to recognize their expected location. This essay summarizes the indications for, technical aspects of, and radiologic appearance of these devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Mandell
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nimkin
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Hoffer
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Bridges
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015641:Radiography, Interventional