Can Echocardiography Aid in Diagnosing Vascular Rings?

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2024 Jan 22

PMID 38249193

Authors

Yasser A Bhat

Fahad Alhabshan

Abdulrahman Almesned

Abdullah AlQwaee

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Abstract

Even though cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are the gold standard for evaluating the aortic arch in the context of vascular rings in children, echocardiography is usually the first-line modality. The echocardiographic evaluation of the aortic arch in the context of vascular rings in children has received little attention. This article details the step-by-step echocardiographic assessment of the aortic arch in vascular ring patients.

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