title: Congenital thoracic arterial anomalies in adults: a CT overview.
abstract: Congenital thoracic arterial anomalies can be incidentally detected in adults     from imaging studies performed for other indications. Multidetector computed     tomography plays a critical role in the noninvasive assessment of these     anomalies and associated cardiac, mediastinal, or parencyhmal changes by     providing volumetric data. Radiologists should be familiar with imaging findings     of these anomalies to avoid misinterpretation and to establish accurate     diagnosis. In this article, we review the imaging characteristics of congenital     aortic, pulmonary, and aortopulmonary anomalies with an emphasis on     multidetector computed tomography findings. We illustrate the CT findings of     congenital arterial anomalies such as double aortic arch, right aortic arch,     aortic coarctation, pseudocoarctation, interrupted aortic arch, interruption     (absence) of the pulmonary artery, pulmonary artery sling, pulmonary artery     stenosis, transposition of great vessels, truncus arteriosus, aortopulmonary     window, and patent ductus arteriosus.
authors: Department of Radiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. afra_yildirim@hotmail.com
authors: Afra
authors: A
authors: Yildirim
authors: Nevzat
authors: N
authors: Karabulut
authors: Serap
authors: S
authors: Doğan
authors: Duygu
authors: D
authors: Herek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed