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Cardiac Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Ventricular Function

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Echocardiography is the first-line imaging modality for evaluation of ventricular function in patients with congenital heart disease; however, some patients may have poor acoustic window which may limit utility of echocardiography in evaluation of ventricular function. Ventricular function imaging in congenital heart disease is commonly performed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but cardiac CT is being increasingly used in those patients with metallic artifact concern on MRI or devices contraindicated for MRI. A retrospectively ECG-gated CT scan with radiation delivered throughout the cardiac cycle can be reconstructed in multiple phases to allow estimation of end-systolic and end-diastolic volumes and calculation of ejection fraction.

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Kharouf, R., Adebo, D.A. (2021). Cardiac Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Ventricular Function . In: Adebo, D.A. (eds) Pediatric Cardiac CT in Congenital Heart Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74822-7_29

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