title: Cross-sectional imaging of the Fontan circuit in adult congenital heart disease.
abstract: The Fontan circuit is the result of a palliative surgical procedure that is performed in patients with a functionally single ventricle cardiac anomaly. The success of this operation has resulted in an increasing population of adults with this anatomy and physiology. The purpose of this article is to familiarize the general radiologist with the expected anatomy and cross-sectional imaging findings, highlight special imaging considerations, and examine the common complications that are encountered in this group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Imaging Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK. Electronic address: Gareth.lewis85@doctors.net.uk.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thorne
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clift
authors.affiliation: Imaging Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holloway
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology