Magnetic Resonence Imaging of Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections.
10.3348/jkrs.1994.30.4.673
- Author:
Ji Eun KIM
;
Yeon Hyeon CHOE
;
Heung Jae LEE
;
Hak Soo KIM
;
Jae Kon KO
;
Jae Jin HAN
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Angiography;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Cor Triatriatum;
Diagnosis;
Echocardiography;
Humans;
Pulmonary Veins;
Vena Cava, Superior
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1994;30(4):673-679
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: We evaluated the capability of MR in the diagnosis of anomalous pulmonary venous connection (APVC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The patient group consisted of 11 total APVC and 8 partial APVC diagnosed with MR. Echocardiography was performed in all cases, cardiac angiography in 12 cases and operation in 12 cases. We compared MR findings with those of operation, echocard iography and cardiac angiography. RESULTS: In surgically proven 12 cases, diagnostic accuracy of preoperative MR, echocardiography and cardiac angiography was 100%, 67% and 63%, respectively. In the remaining cases, MR findings well correlated with those of echocardiography or cardiac angiography. Stenosis of common pulmonary vein or superior vena cava was identified in 4 cases. In one patient, MR depicted associated cor triatriatum clearly. CONCLUSION: MR is an effective modallty in depicting anomalous pulmonary venous con nections.
