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Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta: Diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging

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Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a rare congenital anomaly. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed on three patients with anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta. ECG-gated, Tlweighted, spin-echo MRIs and cine MRIs were obtained. In one patient, postoperative MRI was also obtained. Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization were performed in three patients and angiocardiography was performed in two. MRI clearly showed anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the posterior aspect of the ascending aorta, as well as combined anomalies including patent ductus arteriosus, aortopulmonary window, and interruption of the aortic arch in all three patients. Echocardiography missed this anomaly in all three. We suggest that MRI is an accurate imaging modality in diagnosing anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta, obviating the need to perform angiocardiography

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Kim, T.K., Choe, Y.H., Kim, H.S. et al. Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta: Diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 18, 118–121 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02807236

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