Dr/ Naglaa Mostafa Mohamad Elsayed | Researches | Does MRI have a complementary role to echocardiography in diagnosing Congenital Anomalies of the Great vessels within the Thorax?

Dr/ Naglaa Mostafa Mohamad Elsayed

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Document Type	:	Project
Document Title	:	Does MRI have a complementary role to echocardiography in diagnosing Congenital Anomalies of the Great vessels within the Thorax? هل للرنين المغناطيسي دور متمم للموجات الصوتية علي القلب في تشخيص العيوب الخلقية للأوعية الدموية الكبرى في الصدر؟
Subject	:	MRI-Echoheart
Document Language	:	English
Abstract	:	Abstract Introduction While many abnormalities of the aorta and pulmonary arteries may be visualized by two-dimensional echocardiography, these vessels sometimes defy detection due to several factors. MRI has proved to be a reliable, non invasive method for detecting congenital anomalies of the great vessels. Objective Our aim is to signify the role of MRI in detecting and diagnosing congenital vascular anomalies of the great vessels in the thorax. Patients and methods: We prospectively examined 27 patients ranging in age between 3 months- 33 years, diagnosed as having congenital anomalies of the great vessels by echocardiography. Result MRI diagnosed 22 different types of aortic anomalies, 5 types of pulmonary artery anomaly and two cases of anomalies in the SVC. Five cases had complex anomalies. MRI showed total agreement to the echocardiographic findings in 18 cases. MRI changed the diagnosis of echocardiography in three cases and added information that was crucial for patient management in eight cases. Conclusion MRI is an accurate and reliable method in detecting congenital anomalies of the great vessels within the thorax. We recommend that it should be done in all cases with suspected congenital anomalies of the great vessels as it yields information that might be crucial for surgical planning of the patient.
Publishing Year	:	1428 AH 2008 AD
Number Of Pages	:	6
Added Date	:	Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Researchers

Researcher Name (Arabic)	Researcher Name (English)	Researcher Type	Dr Grade	Email
نهى البحيرى	Behairy, noha	Investigator	Master
نجلاء مصطفى السيد	Elsayed, Naglaa Mostafa	Researcher	Doctorate	naglaamostafaelsayed@yahoo.com

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