Anomalies of visceroatrial situs.
OBJECTIVE
Visceroatrial situs refers to the position and configuration of the cardiac atria, the tracheobronchial tree, and the thoracoabdominal viscera. Accurate determination of situs is essential because anomalies of situs are associated with an increased incidence of complex congenital heart disease.


CONCLUSIONS
We propose a methodical diagnostic approach to determining the visceroatrial situs and cardiac configuration that predicts the probability and types of associated congenital heart disease.
Ghosh
Subha
S
Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
Yarmish
Gail
G
Godelman
Alla
A
Haramati
Linda B
LB
Spindola-Franco
Hugo
H
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014781:Viscera / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult