title: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return and atrial septal defect in adult patients detected with 128-slice multidetector computed tomography.
abstract: The present series describes a group of adults with left-to-right shunts including partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) and/or an atrial septal defect (ASD) evaluated with ECG-gated 128-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). PAPVR is defined as a left-to-right shunt where one or more, but not all, pulmonary veins drain into a systemic vein or the right atrium. PAPVR involving the right upper pulmonary vein can be associated with a sinus venosus ASD. The presence, course, number of anomalous veins and associated cardiovascular defects can be reliably observed by 128-slice MDCT angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Helsinki and HUS Radiology (Medical Imaging Center), Haartmaninkatu 4, Helsinki, 00029 HUS, Finland. sari.kivisto@hus.fi
authors.forename: Sari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kivistö
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hänninen
authors.forename: Miia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holmström
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*