Ventricular septal defect CT

Associate Editor-In-Chief:; Keri Shafer, M.D. [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu] Priyamvada Singh, MBBS mailto:psingh@perfuse.org

Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. mailto:kfeeney@perfuse.org

Overview
Computed tomography can be helpful as a diagnostic tool in conditions where the echocardiographic findings are inconclusive.

Computed tomography
Computed tomography (CT) can be used as a diagnostic modality in congenital heart diseases.

'''Advantages


 * Provides additional anatomic details compared to echocardiography
 * It is done faster compared to MRI, thus avoiding the need for anesthesia in small children.

Disadvantage


 * Costly
 * Radiation can have long terms side-effect on growing children.