title: Prenatal and postnatal imaging of thoracopagus conjoined twins with a shared six-chamber heart.
abstract: Management of thoracopagus conjoined twins is predominantly determined by the associated complex cardiovascular abnormalities seen in the majority of these cases. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including three-dimensional contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) provides a useful complement to conventional cardiac echocardiography or catheterization for detailed evaluation of the extra-cardiac anatomy. We report a pair of female thoracopagus conjoined twins with a shared six-chambered heart. The MRA findings are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2200 Berquist Dr suite 1, Lackland AFB, TX 78236, USA. ryan.mcadams@lackland.af.mil
authors.forename: Ryan M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: McAdams
authors.forename: Kirk A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Milhoan
authors.forename: Brian H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Randy G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D018376:Cardiovascular Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D014428:Twins, Conjoined; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods