Congenital extra-cardiac vascular anomalies as detected on multislice computed tomography angiography

ABSTRACT

Background: Accurate evaluation of extra cardiac and intra cardiac anomalies in congenital heart diseases [CHD] is vital for diagnosis and treatment. Trans-thoracic echocardiography [TTE] is the classical choice for children suspected to have CHD because TTE is safe, readily available and its capacity to perform Doppler flow studies therefore can measure hemodynamic parameters. Plus its ability to evaluate intra cardiac abnormalities like atrial septal defect and ventricular septal defect. Therefore, owing to its lower spatial resolution and limited acoustic window; it is not precise in evaluation of extra cardiac abnormalities