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Assessment of coronary artery lesions in children with Kawasaki disease: evaluation of MSCT in comparison with 2-D echocardiography

Pediatric Radiology volume 39, pages 1209–1215 (2009)Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography is an effective method for detecting coronary arterial injury in Kawasaki disease. However, its accuracy in the diagnosis of coronary arterial lesions is limited.

Objective

To investigate the value of multislice spiral CT for coronary angiography for observing the coronary arterial injury caused by infantile Kawasaki disease.

Materials and methods

Coronary angiography, using a 64-slice spiral CT scanner, and 2-D echocardiography were performed in 48 children with Kawasaki disease in whom the position, internal diameter, and length of each coronary artery were measured.

Results

MSCT showed coronary artery injury in 15 of the 48 children. Among these 15 children, 20 coronary artery branches showed complications, including the left coronary artery branches in 15 (31.2%) and the right coronary artery branches in 5 (10.4%). Complications in the left coronary artery branches included dilation in 12 (25.0%) and stenosis, calcification and the combination of the two in one each, and the right coronary artery branches showed dilation; two branches also showed beaded changes. MSCT also showed dilation in the left anterior descending arteries in two children. These children showed no abnormality on 2-D echocardiography.

Conclusion

MSCT is a valuable examination method for detecting coronary artery injury in Kawasaki disease.

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    Yanlin Xing, Hong Wang, Xianyi Yu & Rui Chen

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Xing, Y., Wang, H., Yu, X. et al. Assessment of coronary artery lesions in children with Kawasaki disease: evaluation of MSCT in comparison with 2-D echocardiography. Pediatr Radiol 39, 1209–1215 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-009-1364-9

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Keywords

  • Coronary artery
  • Kawasaki disease
  • MSCT
  • 2D echocardiography
  • Children