Opfer Erin, Shah Sanket
Erin Opfer, DO, is an Assistant Professor Pediatric Radiology, Children's Mercy, University of Missouri, Kansas City Kansas City, Mo.
Sanket Shah, MD, MSMA member since 2016, is an Assistant Professor Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Mercy, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.
Mo Med. 2018 Jul-Aug;115(4):354-360.
Cardiac imaging plays a key role in the accurate diagnosis of pediatric congenital heart disease (CHD). Echocardiography and catheter angiography are traditionally used to delineate cardiac anatomy. CT and MRI imaging offer a non-invasive way to image cardiovascular anatomy which can be used in conjunction with echocardiography for the diagnosis and treatment planning for CHD. These modalities can depict the morphology and relationship to surrounding structures better than echocardiography, especially in complex congenital defects.
心脏成像在小儿先天性心脏病（CHD）的准确诊断中起着关键作用。传统上，超声心动图和心导管血管造影术用于描绘心脏解剖结构。CT和MRI成像提供了一种无创的心血管解剖成像方法，可与超声心动图结合用于CHD的诊断和治疗规划。这些检查方式比超声心动图能更好地描绘形态以及与周围结构的关系，尤其是在复杂的先天性缺陷中。
