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From congenital or acquired problems in newborns to cardiovascular abnormalities in older children, this comprehensive text explains how to interpret chest radiographs and how to report that information in day-to-day practice. It steers readers through this often challenging area using numerous practical case examples, more than 400 high-quality radiographs, drawings and specimen photographs, straightforward explanations of findings, and the collective experience of several of the world's foremost experts on cardiac imaging and pediatric cardiology. After an introductory discussion of normal cardiac anatomy and imaging, the authors provide readers with a systematic approach to understanding chest images in children with congenital or acquired heart disease followed by useful bulleted synopses of basic pathologic features, clinical manifestations and radiographic findings. While the trend in recent decades has been toward increasingly sophisticated imaging modalities, this book successfully illustrates that there is still an extraordinary amount of diagnostic and therapeutic information to be found in chest x-rays. Key Features Multiple perspectives from imagers, cardiologists, and cardiac surgeons on the pathology of congenital heart disease High-resolution radiographs, detailed drawings, and specimen photographs vividly elucidate interpretative principles Summary of pediatric cardiovascular surgical procedures provides context and practical examples of what to expect when viewing post-operative chest radiographs This book will improve the accuracy and confidence of any radiologist, cardiologist, or clinician involved in the interpretation of pediatric chest images and is ideal for residents and fellows in radiology and pediatric cardiology. Table of Contents Foreword              Alan Daneman, MD Foreword              Andrew Redington, MD Preface                Acknowledgments     Contributors          Abbreviations                                                      Section I Getting Started                                           1 Normal Cardiovascular Anatomy for Imaging                   Shi-Joon Yoo and Donald G Perrin 2 Sequential Segmental Approach to Congenital Heart Disease    3 Basic Cardiac Function and Hemodynamics                     Derek Wong and Shi-Joon Yoo 4 Glossary of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures        Shi-Joon Yoo and Christopher A Caldarone 5 The Best Radiographs with the Least Radiation                 Ellen Charkot and Shi-Joon Yoo Section II Systematic Approach to Chest Radiographs                          6 Identification, Clinical History, and Radiographic Techniques               7 Visceral Situs, Heart Position, and Aortic Arch Position                     8 Heart Size, Overall Configuration, and Specific Chamber Enlargement       9 Pulmonary Vascularity                                                  10 Aorta and Systemic Veins                                                11 Airways, Lungs, Pleurae, Mediastinum, Diaphragm, and Chest Wall          Section III Individual Heart Diseases                                         12 Lesions with Left-to-Right Shunt                                         With Christian J Kellenberger 13 Truncus Arteriosus                                                          With Christian J Kellenberger 14 Ebstein’s Malformation and Other Forms of Congenital Tricuspid Regurgitation   With Christian J Kellenberger 15 Tetralogy of Fallot and Related Conditions                           With Christian J Kellenberger 16 Pulmonary Valvar Stenosis                                          With Christian J Kellenberger 17 Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum                   With Christian J Kellenberger 18 Partial and Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections         With Monica Epelman 19 Congenital Stenosis and Atresia of the Individual Pulmonary Veins    With Anne Geoffray 20 Abnormalities of the Mitral Valve and Related Anomalies             With Anne Geoffray 21 Obstructive Lesions of the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract             With Monica Epelman 22 Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome                         With Monica Epelman 23 Obstructive Lesions of the Aortic Arch                    With Monica Epelman 24 Transpositions of the Great Arteries                       With Kevin S Roman 25 Double-Outlet Ventricles                                 With Kevin S Roman 26 Hearts with Single-Ventricle Physiology                   With Kevin S Roman 27 Abnormal Situs and Cardiac Malposition                  With Kevin S Roman 28 Rheumatic Fever and Acquired Valvular Heart Diseases     With Christian J Kellenberger and Kevin S Roman 29 Cardiomyopathies and Related Conditions      With Kevin S Roman 30 Kawasaki Disease                             With Kevin S Roman 31 Pericardial Diseases                           With Christian J Kellenberger 32 Cardiac Tumors                               With Christian J Kellenberger 33 Pulmonary Thromboembolism                With Anne Geoffray 34 Pulmonary Hypertension                      With Anne Geoffray Index