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Congenital heart disease with septal defects

    Author: Jean-François Paul, MD, Plessis-Robinson, France
    Body Region: Cardiovascular

    1. Patient presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient presentation

    • A premature infant boy was referred to the radiology department with a diagnosis of congenital
      heart disease at birth.

    • Echocardiography revealed the presence of atrial and left ventricular septal defects, and was
      unable to document the exact origin and course of the right pulmonary artery.

    • Low-dose CT was performed, using low kilovoltage and milliampere-second settings to achieve
      ultralow dose values.
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