title: Usefulness of magnetic resonance angiography for diagnosis of scimitar syndrome in early infancy.
abstract: This study evaluated the feasibility and accuracy of the magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) evaluation of scimitar syndrome in early infancy in 4 subjects. MRA imaging was successful, with excellent imaging quality to evaluate the main and lobar pulmonary artery branches, lobar pulmonary veins, scimitar vein, and systemic-pulmonary collateral arteries in all subjects. There was good agreement between findings with MRA, x-ray angiography (n = 3), surgical inspection (n = 3), and autopsy (n = 1).
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Muhammad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Alejandro J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Beth F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Printz
authors.forename: Ashwin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prakash
mesh_terms: D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*