title: Imaging of congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries.
abstract: Congenital abnormalities of the coronary arteries are extremely variable and include anomalies of their origin (atresia, anomalies of origin from the aorta or from the pulmonary artery), the course of the epicardiac coronary branches (intramural, myocardial bridge) and distal connections (coronary-cardiac chamber fistulae). In pediatric practice, the diagnosis relies on ultrasound which should be supplemented by additional cardiac imaging in most cases. Multidetector CT is the most widely used imaging technique to identify abnormal courses and relationships with the greater vessels. In this paper, the important diagnostic and prognostic features in the interpretation of coronary imaging in pediatric practice is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric cardiology-M3C, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, AP-HP, université Paris-Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris cedex 15, France. Electronic address: francesca.raimondi@aphp.fr.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raimondi
authors.affiliation: Pediatric cardiology-M3C, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, AP-HP, université Paris-Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris cedex 15, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonnet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Cardiac imaging; Congenital malformations; Coronary CT; Coronary arteries; Pediatrics