Patent ductus venosus: diagnosis by MR angiography.
We report a 15-year-old boy with patent ductus venosus in whom the diagnosis was made by MR angiography. A patent ductus venosus Arantii is a rare form of portosystemic shunt. Only a few cases have been reported in adults and children. The diagnosis is usually made by US and digital subtraction angiography. In our patient, the diagnosis was first made by MR angiography. This demonstrates the excellent diagnostic potential of the method in paediatric patients.
Scheer
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I
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Kivelitz
D
D
Taupitz
M
M
Romaniuk
P
P
Otting
U
U
Stoever
B
B
Hamm
B
B
D000293:Adolescent; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011168:Portal System / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000002:abnormalities