ECG-gated multi-slice computed tomography in the detection of atrial septal aneurysms.
An atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is an uncommon cardiac abnormality. Clinical manifestation of this abnormality remains unclear: some authors have suggested an association between ASA and arrhythmias or between ASA and cerebral ischaemia. A major role in the diagnosis of ASA to date has been played by transoesophageal echocardiography and transthoracic echocardiography. The purpose of this paper is to present the role of multi-slice computed tomography with ECG gating in the detection and analysis of ASA.
1st Department of Radiology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland. mon.tomaszewska@gmail.com
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D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed