title: CT and MR imaging in congenital cardiac malformations: Where do we come from and where are we going?
abstract: The management of patients with congenital heart disease was profoundly changed firstly by the advent of pediatric and prenatal ultrasound and then more recently by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) of the heart and great vessels. The improved life expectancy of these patients has brought about new medical and imaging requirements. MRI and CT are increasing second line techniques in this group of patients. This article summarizes the advantages and limitations of CT and MRI in some frequently encountered situations in children and adults followed up for congenital heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Radiology, Rouen university hospital, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France; INSERM U1096, medicine and pharmacy UFR, 22, boulevard Gambetta, 76183 Rouen, France. Electronic address: jean-nicolas.dacher@chu-rouen.fr.
authors.forename: J-N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Dacher
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics, Rouen university hospital, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France; Cardiology, Rouen university hospital, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barre
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics, Rouen university hospital, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics, Rouen university hospital, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hazelzet
authors.affiliation: Radiology, Rouen university hospital, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brasseur-Daudruy
authors.affiliation: Radiology, Trousseau hospital, 26, avenue du Dr-Arnold-Netter, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: É
authors.initials: É
authors.lastname: Blondiaux
authors.affiliation: INSERM U1096, medicine and pharmacy UFR, 22, boulevard Gambetta, 76183 Rouen, France; Cardiology, Rouen university hospital, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.affiliation: Radiology, Rouen university hospital, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France; INSERM U1096, medicine and pharmacy UFR, 22, boulevard Gambetta, 76183 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dubourg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques / Q000639:trends*; D002648:Child; D005544:Forecasting; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000639:trends*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000639:trends*
keywords: Cardiac CT; Cardiac MRI; Congenital malformation; Heart and great vessels