title: Preoperative and postoperative MR evaluation of congenital heart disease in children.
abstract: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) plays an important role in the preoperative and postoperative evaluation of congenital heart disease with newer techniques enabling faster and more comprehensive evaluation of the pediatric patient. This article reviews the clinical applications of CMR before and after surgery in the most common congenital heart anomalies in pediatric patients.
authors: Edward B. Singleton Department of Pediatric Radiology, Texas Children's Hospital, 6621 Fannin Street, Houston, TX, USA. lxbrowne@texaschildrenshospital.org
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authors: Browne
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authors: Krishnamurthy
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authors: Chung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*