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As a first step, it will be necessary to establish the atrial situs, the pattern of venous drainage, and in situs inversus, the orientation of the cardiac apex. Ventricular chambers are then recognized and located, at the same time atrioventricular connections are determined. Next, the great arteries are differentiated from each other, and their connection to the ventricular chambers ascertained. Finally, a segmental approach should include the location of the aortic arch.
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Lintermans, J.P. (1986). Segmental approach to the diagnosis of cardiac situs and malposition. In: Two-dimensional Echocardiography in Infants and Children. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4249-3_20
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