Mortensen Kristian H, Tann Oliver
1 Cardiorespiratory Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK.
Br J Radiol. 2018 Dec;91(1092):20180201. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20180201. Epub 2018 Aug 13.
Cardiovascular CT (CCT) is an important imaging modality in congenital and acquired paediatric heart disease. Technological advances have resulted in marked improvements in spatial and temporal resolution of CCT with a concomitant increase in speed of data acquisition and a decrease in radiation dose. This has elevated CCT from being sparingly used to an essential diagnostic tool in the daily multimodality imaging practice alongside echocardiography, cardiovascular MR and invasive angiography. The application of CCT in paediatric congenital and acquired heart disease can be both technically and diagnostically challenging. This review highlights important considerations for current state of the art CCT across the spectrum of heart disease encountered in children.
心血管CT(CCT)是先天性和后天性小儿心脏病的重要成像方式。技术进步使CCT的空间和时间分辨率有了显著提高,同时数据采集速度加快,辐射剂量降低。这使CCT从一种很少使用的工具提升为日常多模态成像实践中与超声心动图、心血管磁共振和有创血管造影并列的重要诊断工具。CCT在小儿先天性和后天性心脏病中的应用在技术和诊断方面都可能具有挑战性。本综述重点介绍了针对儿童所患各种心脏病的当前先进CCT技术的重要注意事项。