title: Role of CT in the evaluation of congenital cardiovascular disease in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this review is to describe the role of CT in the evaluation of congenital cardiovascular disease in children. Clinical indications, imaging techniques, and illustrations of relevant conditions are presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CT accurately depicts many forms of congenital cardiovascular disease in children. It is particularly valuable in the assessment of extracardiac vascular anomalies and in the evaluation of postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5252, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dillman
authors.forename: Ramiro J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hernandez
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media