title: MDCT of interatrial septum.
abstract: ECG-gated cardiac multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) allows precise analysis of the interatrial septum (IAS). This pictorial review provides a detailed description of the normal anatomy, variants and abnormalities of the IAS such as patent foramen ovale, congenital abnormalities such as atrial septal defects as well as tumors and tumoral-like processes that develop on the IAS.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, pôle d'imagerie, CHU de Caen, avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen Cedex 9, France. Electronic address: daisuke144@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yasunaga
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, pôle d'imagerie, CHU de Caen, avenue de la Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen Cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamon
mesh_terms: D054087:Atrial Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055424:Cardiac-Gated Imaging Techniques; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D012016:Reference Values
keywords: Cardiac CT; Interatrial septum; Patent foramen ovale; Secundum ASD