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https://doi.org/10.47689/2181-3663-vol4-iss4-pp140-148Keywords
congenital heart defects , neonates , X-ray computed tomographyAbstract
The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) in the differential diagnosis of critical congenital heart defects in neonates during preoperative planning and surgical strategy selection. The study included 16 newborns examined at the Department of Radiology of the Bukhara Regional Multidisciplinary Medical Center. Scanning was performed using a 160-slice CT scanner (Aquilion Prime SP, Canon, Japan) with bolus intravenous contrast administration and three-dimensional image reconstruction. The obtained data enabled detailed visualization of cardiac and major vascular anatomy, ensuring high accuracy of morphometric assessment and refinement of surgical planning. Contrast-enhanced CT demonstrated high diagnostic performance and proved to be an indispensable tool in the preoperative evaluation of critical congenital heart defects in neonates.
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