title: Use of CT angiography in the diagnosis of total anomalous venous return.
abstract: Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is an uncommon cause of cyanotic congenital heart disease in the neonatal period. This diagnosis is often made by echocardiography. We present two cases where echocardiography was not confirmatory. Computerized tomography (CT) scan of the chest and abdomen with contrast was performed instead of cardiac catheterization to establish the diagnosis. We suggest that CT with contrast is a noninvasive modality to obtain anatomic details of pulmonary venous drainage in TAPVR when echocardiography is inconclusive.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA. slakshmi@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lakshminrusimha
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wynn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Youssfi
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pabalan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bommaraju
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kirmani
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Carrion
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media