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Computed tomography of the airways and lungs in congenital heart disease

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The presence of airway and lung disease in children with congenital heart disease is commonly observed with both cardiac CT angiography and routine chest CT. In this review we discuss abnormalities encountered on CT imaging of the chest beyond the heart and central vasculature, focusing on the airways, lung parenchyma and peripheral vasculature. Preoperative and postoperative findings are reviewed as well.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Jordan B. Rapp, Ammie M. White, Hansel J. Otero & David M. Biko

  2. University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Jordan B. Rapp, Ammie M. White, Hansel J. Otero & David M. Biko

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Online Supplementary Material 1 A 3-month-old girl with double aortic arch, narrowed trachea on neck radiograph. a Electrocardiogram-gated CT angiography of the chest in axial plane demonstrates a double aortic arch, with a smaller left arch and moderate narrowing of the trachea at the level of the arch. b Dynamic airway CT performed simultaneously demonstrates both fixed and dynamic collapse of the trachea at the region of the arch in axial plane. c Coronal oblique 3-D reformat confirms fixed and dynamic collapse of the mid trachea.

Online Supplementary Material 1 A 3-monthold girl with double aortic arch, narrowed trachea on neck radiograph. a Electrocardiogram-gated CT angiography of the chest in axial plane demonstrates a double aortic arch, with a smaller left arch and moderate narrowing of the trachea at the level of the arch. b Dynamic airway CT performed simultaneously demonstrates both fixed and dynamic collapse of the trachea at the region of the arch in axial plane. c Coronal oblique 3-D reformat confirms fixed and dynamic collapse of the mid trachea

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Rapp, J.B., White, A.M., Otero, H.J. et al. Computed tomography of the airways and lungs in congenital heart disease. Pediatr Radiol 52, 2529–2537 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-021-05186-6

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