MDCT evaluation after closure of atrial septal defect with an Amplatzer septal occluder.
OBJECTIVE
The essay describes the protocol for and interpretation of MDCT scans in the evaluation of patients after insertion of an Amplatzer septal occluder.


CONCLUSIONS
In anatomic regions that cannot be confidently evaluated with transthoracic echocardiography, MDCT is useful for evaluating Amplatzer septal occluders for protrusion, migration, and residual shunt. Radiologists should be familiar with the imaging protocol and interpretation.
Lee
Tain
T
Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung Harbor Rd., Taichung 407, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Tsai
I-Chen
IC
Fu
Yun-Ching
YC
Jan
Sheng-Lin
SL
Wang
Chung-Chi
CC
Chang
Yen
Y
Chen
Min-Chi
MC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed