title: Multidetector Computed Tomographic Angiography Imaging of Congenital Pulmonary Venous Anomalies: A Pictorial Review.
abstract: Congenital pulmonary venous anomalies are not uncommon that can occur either in isolation or in association with different forms of congenital heart disease. Clinical presentation of these anomalies may vary from the relatively benign single anomalous partial pulmonary venous return to life-threatening critical obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous return. Accurate delineation of these anomalies and accompanied cardiovascular anomalies are crucial to guide decision making in these patients. Low-dose high-pitch dual-source 256-detector multidetector computed tomographic angiography is a fast and reliable imaging modality allowing comprehensive noninvasive anatomic imaging in neonates and children with congenital pulmonary venous anomalies with lower radiation doses and should be preferred for these patients after transthoracic echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: aturkvatan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Türkvatan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güzeltaş
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan Tahsin
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Tola
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yakup
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ergül
mesh_terms: D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Anomalous pulmonary venous return; Dose reduction; Dual-source multidetector computed tomography angiography; Levoatriocardinal vein; Malposition of the septum primum; Scimitar syndrome