Diagnostic Testing for Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Non-invasive Testing

Emanuela R. Valsangiacomo, Stéphanie Levasseur, Brian W. McCrindle, Cathy MacDonald, Jeffrey F. Smallhorn, Shi-Joon YooThe Hospital for Sick Children. Canada Pediatric RadiologyPediatr Radiol 2003; 33(: 92-98DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0789-1 AbstractBackground: Echocardiography and X-ray angiography have been considered as gold standards for evaluation of pulmonary venous abnormalities. However, each technique has its own limitations, such as limitation in visualization of […]

Isao Shiraishi, Masaaki Yamagishi, Naoya Iwasaki, Kentaro Toiyama, Kenji HamaokaChildren’s Research Hospital and Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine.Japan Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 2001; 71: 1690-1692DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02314-6 AbstractHelical computed tomographic angiography with differential color imaging technique clearly demonstrated pulmonary venous obstruction in an infant with total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage before and after operation. This

Michael F. Swartz, Cecilia Meagher, Shuichi Yoshitake, Nader Atallah-Yunes, Ron Angona, Jill M. Cholette, George M. AlfierisPediatric Cardiac Consortium of Central New York. University of Rochester Medical Center. United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2023; 44: 325-332DOI: 10.1007/s00246-022-02986-x AbstractThe percent of children who can achieve a normal and physiologic pulmonary venous gradient and flow following the repair

Shinnichi Ohtsuki, Kenji Baba, Kohichi Kataoka, Naoki Ohno, Yoshio Okamoto, Kozo Ishino, Masaaki Kawada, Shunji Sano, Shuhei Sato, Tsuneo MorishimaOkayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry.Japan Acta Medica OkayamaActa Med Okayama 2005; 59: 93-98DOI: 10.18926/AMO/31981 AbstractWe investigated the usefulness of helical computed tomography(CT)in the morphological diagnosis of pulmonary vein stenosis, particularly that in infants and