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2330869

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-5-30
pubmed:abstractText
Twelve patients more than 8 years of age with complex congenital heart disease were evaluated prospectively with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging and with echocardiographic and angiographic imaging techniques. The subpulmonary region, main pulmonary artery, right and left pulmonary arteries, and aorticopulmonary shunts were clearly visualized by means of NMR imaging in all patients. Angiography defined the subpulmonary region and main pulmonary artery in all patients, the right and left pulmonary arteries along their length in 11 of 12 patients, and aorticopulmonary shunts in seven of eight patients. Except for the right pulmonary artery, echocardiography defined the remaining structures in less than or equal to 50% of patients. Measurement of the pulmonary artery diameters on NMR images correlated well with the angiographic measurements of both the left (r = 0.96) and right (r = 0.94) pulmonary arteries. These results suggest that NMR imaging may be the preferable noninvasive imaging technique for defining the anatomy of the subpulmonary region, main and left pulmonary arteries, and aorticopulmonary shunts in older patients with congenital cardiovascular disease and that it compares well with the angiographic standard.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0002-8703
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
119
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1103-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of the pulmonary arteries, subpulmonary region, and aorticopulmonary shunts: a comparative study with two-dimensional echocardiography and angiography.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study