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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar-Apr;8(2):170-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.12.018. Epub 2014 Jan 11.

4D-cine CT imaging of a bicuspid pulmonary valve

Tobias Krauss  1 , Ludger Berchem  2 , Philipp Blanke  3 , Wolfgang Zeh  2 , Gregor Pache  4
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Case Reports

4D-cine CT imaging of a bicuspid pulmonary valve

Tobias Krauss et al. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2014 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman underwent diagnostic workup for progressive shortness of breath. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a dilated main pulmonary artery (MPA) and an anomalous configuration of the pulmonary valve. CT revealed a bicuspid pulmonary valve (BPV) and confirmed MPA dilation. Further congenital abnormalities were excluded. An isolated finding of BPV is rather rare. To our knowledge we present the first 4-dimensional CT images of a BPV. As in this case, 4-dimensional cine cardiac CT may be helpful to reveal the underlying cause of MPA dilation.

Keywords: 4D cardiac CT; Bicuspid; Pulmonary valve.

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