Valsangiacomo Büchel
Fakultäten » Medizinische Fakultät » Kinderspital Zürich: Medizinische Klinik » Kardiologie, Abteilung » Prof. Dr. Urs Bauersfeld (verstorben) » Valsangiacomo Büchel
Completed research project
| Title / Titel | The geometry of the pulmonary artery bifurcation in children– an MRI in vivo study | ||
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| Summary / Zusammenfassung | Children with congenital heart disease frequently present with associated anomalies of the pulmonary arteries (PAs) and in many cases the pulmonary artery bifurcation needs to be reconstructed during surgical repair. Normal values of the pulmonary arteries geometry in children do not exist. The aim of the study was to establish such normal values for the size and geometry of the central pulmonary arteries in children with normal cardiovascular anatomy. The normal geometry and dimensions of the central pulmonary arteries and their bifurcation in children are described with the diameters indexed to body size. These data may be helpful to cardiac surgeons and interventional cardiologists for planning interventions of the pulmonary arteries and their bifurcation. |
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| Publications / Publikationen | Valsangiacomo Buechel ER, DiBernardo S, Bauersfeld U, Berger F. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of the great arteries in patients with congenital heart disease: an accurate tool for planning catheter-guided interventions. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 21(2-3):313-322, 2005 | ||
| Keywords / Suchbegriffe | Pulmonary arteries, anatomy, magnetic resonance imaging | ||
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| Funding source(s) / Unterstützt durch |
No project-specific funding |
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| Duration of Project / Projektdauer | Jan 2006 to Sep 2008 |