title: CT in the evaluation of congenital heart disease in children, adolescents, and young adults.
abstract: Recent advances in multidetector CT have made this modality an important part of congenital heart disease (CHD) evaluation in young patients. Faster scanning techniques combined with improved spatial resolution allow for exquisite postprocessing, enabling accurate preoperative and postoperative anatomic depiction. To optimize this technique, one must have a structured approach to the patient with CHD.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Imaging Section, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 South Kingshighway, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. bhallas@mir.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.forename: Cylen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Javidan-Nejad
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bierhals
authors.forename: Pamela K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Woodard
authors.forename: Fernando R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Gutierrez