Neonatal cardiac imaging.
MRI and CT perform an important complementary role to echocardiography in the initial evaluation of the neonate with congenital heart disease. This review will focus on the indications and technique of neonatal cardiac imaging with MRI and CT. It also includes a brief discussion of the role of conventional radiography in neonatal CHD and the safety of iodinated and gadolinium-based contrast agents in this age group.
Edward B. Singleton Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin St., MC 2-2521, Houston, TX 77030, USA. rxkrishn@texaschildrenshospital.org
Rajesh
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Krishnamurthy
D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*