Telltale signs of congenital heart disease.
There are several key plain film findings that raise suspicion for and aid in the differentiation of congenital heart defects. These 'telltale' signs and their significance and the additional necessary imaging studies of cardiac lesions are discussed with particular emphasis on the role of magnetic resonance imaging.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Crowley
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Newman
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Ledesma-Medina
D001027:Aortography; D002648:Child; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging