The aims and scope of this atlas include a complete review of the embryology of the normal heart, the normal cardiac anatomy along with a complete discussion of the terms and definitions used to identify and clarify both normal and abnormal anatomy. In addition, techniques of cardiac CT angiography as it pertains to imaging congenital abnormalities are discussed including radiation concepts and radiation saving techniques. The bulk of this book then goes on to completely review the field of adult congenital heart disease using text and more importantly a multitude of pictorial examples (in color and grey scale) to demonstrate the abnormalities. Drawings accompany each picture to better explain the example. Furthermore, difficult and complex anatomical examples are supplemented with digital images and movies to aid in illustrating and understanding the anatomy. Each general set of anomalies as well as each specific abnormality or set of abnormalities includes a concise and simple review of the embryology and epidemiology of the abnormality as well as a concise explanation of the anatomy of the abnormality.
In addition, the methods to identify and recognize the abnormality by computed tomography is discussed. Finally, the prognosis and common treatment options for the anomaly are addressed within this comprehensive book.
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Foreword.- Preface.- Embyology and the Normal Heart.- Cardiac Embryology.- The Normal Heart.- Normal Anatomic Variants and Imaging Artifacts Mimicking Pathology.- Basic nomenclature and Approach to Evaluating Congenital Heart Disease Imaging.- Basic Nomenclature in Adult Congenital Heart Disease.- Systematic Approach to CT Interpretation in Adult Congenital Heart Disease .- CT Imaging Techniques in Adult Congenital Heart Disease.- Technical Principles in CT Imaging of Adult Congenital Heart Disease.- Congenital Dysplasias and Cardiomyopathies.- Arrythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia.- Uhl Anomaly.- Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction (LVNC).- Hyperthrophic Cardiomiopathy.- Anomalies with Normal chamber and Valve Sequence and Position.- Septal Defects.- Atrioventricular valve abnormalities.- Left ventricular outflow tract abnormalities.- Right ventricular outflow tract abnormalities.- Arterial anomalies (Excluding Coronary Anomalies).- Coronary Anomalies.- Venous anomalies.- Anomalies with Abnormal Chamber Sequence or Relationship.- Abnormal relationship between Atria and Ventricles.- Abnormal Relationships between Ventricles and Great Vessel.- Heterotaxy syndrome.- Common Palliative and Corrective Procedures in Adult Congenital Heart Disease.- Percutaneous Closure Procedures.- Aortopulmonary Shunts.- Atrial baffles: (Mustard, Senning).- Arterial Switch Operations.- Fontan and Kawashima procedures.- Rastelli procedure .- Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure.- Double switch procedure.- Tetrology of Fallot repair.- Ross procedure.- Norwood procedure and Sano Modification.- Aortic Coarctation Repairs.- Congenital Pericardial Abnormalites.- Absence of the Pericardium and Pericardial Cysts and Diverticula.
