ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the role of MSCT in diagnosing Cantrell syndrome.Methods Five patients with Cantrell syndrome were enrolled in this study retrospectively.All clinical data,especially imaging data were collected at enrolment.Maximum intensity projection(MIP),multi planar reconstruction(MPR)and volume rendering(VR)of the analysis method of MSCT were used to describe the characteristics of Cantrell syndrome.Results The age of 5 patients ranged from 2 days to 24 years,4(4/5)cases were Cantrell syndrome and 1(1/5)case was incomplete Cantrell syndrome,3(3/5)cases were confirmed by surgery.Five cases were all diagnosed as ectocardia,thoracocyllosis,pericardium defect and diaphragm defect with MSCT.Four had sternum dysplasia,abdominal wall defect, 3 had ventricular diverticulum,2 had umbilical hernia.Conclusion MSCT can be used in accurately diagnosing Cantrell syndrome in clinical work.