Cardiac: Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)

• Learning Objectives
• Introduction
• Imaging
• Classification of Shunts
• Imaging Techniques
• First Pass Study
• Analysis of Pulmonary Time-Activity Curve
• Good Bolus
• Right to Left Shunt
• Lung Perfusion Imaging in Children With CHD
• Imaging Left Ventricular Function
• Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in CHD
• Key Points
• Further Reading

Key Points

• There must be close collaboration between cardiology and nuclear medicine
• The full structural diagnosis must be known when planning the investigation
• The clinical question must be clear
• The appropriate investigation should be chosen
• The strengths and limitations of the radionuclide investigation need to be understood

 

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