To Evaluate the Role of Cardiac CT Angiography in the Pre-Op Evaluation of Congenital Heart Disease and to Compare its Diagnostic Accuracy with Echocardiography

Abstract

Background: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the role of Cardiac CT 
Angiography in the pre-op evaluation of congenital heart disease and to compare its 
diagnostic accuracy with that of Echocardiography. Material and Methods: It included 50 
patients of CHD previously diagnosed by Echo on whom Contrast Enhanced Cardiac CT 
Angiography was performed using a Pulmonary Angiography protocol in 64 slice GE MDCT 
Scanner. The axial images obtained by the bolus tracking method were reconstructed into 
MPR, MIP and Volume rendered images. So obtained images were analysed for 
interpretation of Congenital Cardiovascular Heart Disease.