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With rapid development in imaging technology, cardiac CT and MR have become the ideal methods for the assessment of complex morphology and function of the conotruncal region including the right ventricle out flow tract (RVOT). Detailed information about the embryology and anatomy of RVOT provides a better understanding of the spectrum of diseases of this region and helps to narrow differential diagnosis of pathologies involving this important structure. This will be discussed first in this chapter. Following to that, the role of CT and MR to evaluate morphology and function in relation to developmental malformation of the RVOT will be reviewed. A spectrum of conotruncal anomalies with abnormally positioned great arteries may arise from a perturbation of RVOT formation. Complications after RVOT surgery in congenital heart disease are common, and many need follow-up imaging for diagnosis and surgical planning. In this regard, the spectrum of diseases, differential diagnosis, and postoperative findings will be described.

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Saremi, F., Ho, S.Y., Sánchez-Quintana, D. (2014). Right Ventricle Outflow Tract. In: Saremi, F. (eds) Cardiac CT and MR for Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8875-0_7

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