Computerized axial tomography of the chest for visualization of ''absent'' pulmonary arteries

Journal Article · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Circulation; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.65.5.1020· OSTI ID:5176114

Sondheimer, H M ^[1]; Oliphant, M; Schneider, B; Kavey, R E.W.; Blackman, M S; Parker, Jr, F B

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1. Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY

To expand the search for central pulmonary arteries in six patients with absence of cardiac-pulmonary continuity, computerized axial tomography (CAT) of the chest was performed. The CAT scans were compared with previous arteriograms and pulmonary vein wedge angiograms. Three patients with type IV truncus arteriosus were studied, and none had a central, right or left pulmonary artery on CAT scan. However, two patients with tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia and a patent ductus arteriosus to the right lung demonstrated the presence of a left pulmonary artery. In addition, one child with truncus arteriosus with ''absent'' left pulmonary artery demonstrated a left pulmonary artery on the CAT scan. The CAT scan may therefore enhance our ability to search for disconnected pulmonary arteries in children with complex cyanotic congenital heart disease.

• OSTI ID: 5176114
• Journal Information: Circulation; (United States), Journal Name: Circulation; (United States) Vol. 65:5; ISSN CIRCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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