Idiopathic dilatation of the pulmonary artery: report of four cases.
Idiopathic dilatation of the pulmonary artery (IDPA) is a rare congenital disease which is usually detected fortuitously on chest x-ray, thus radiologists must be aware of this clinical entity. This report describes four cases to which Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) played a major role in diagnosing IDPA and in detecting the concomitant findings observed in this disease. MRI is a non-invasive procedure with many advantages for the accurate and reproducible measurement of artery structures, which makes it the preferred option for combined use with echocardiography in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with IDPA.
INSERM U494, Hopital Broussais, Paris, France.
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Ugolini
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Mousseaux
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Sadou
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Sidi
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Mercier
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Paquet
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Gaux
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*