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Value of MRI in Congenital Heart Disease

Sponsor: Assiut University

Summary

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most prevalent congenital anomaly and a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality. It encompasses various cardiac chamber anomalies. CHD diagnosis relied on clinical information from auscultation and heart sounds, with X-rays providing indirect information. Since the 1970s, echocardiography has become the primary diagnostic tool due to its direct, safe, and portable nature, capable of defining anatomy and estimating hemodynamics. However, echocardiography has limitations, While CT provides valuable anatomical details, it lacks hemodynamic information and involves ionizing radiation. MRI, on the other hand, excels in both anatomical and functional analysis, offering detailed hemodynamic evaluations of blood flow through valves, great vessels, and septal defects.

Official title: Diagnostic Values of MRI in Congenital Heart Disease

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