title: Comparison between echocardiographic subtraction method and first-pass radionuclide ventriculography for measuring right ventricular volume after operative "repair" of patients with tetralogy of Fallot.
abstract: In the long-term follow-up of patients after repair of tetralogy of Fallot, monitoring right ventricular function is mandatory. The echocardiographic subtraction method proposed by Tomita seems to be easily applicable to a pediatric age population and accurate enough to be included in the longitudinal surveillance of such a group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua School of Medicine, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boneva
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Milanesi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zucchetta
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Moreolo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Secchieri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gregianin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bui
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gobber
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stellin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right; D015646:Ventriculography, First-Pass / Q000379:methods*