MAGNETIC-RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHIC FINDINGS I N ADULTS WITH CONGENITAL CORRECTED TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT-ARTERIES

In four adult patients with congenitally corrected transposition (C-TG A) of the great arteries the typical anatomy and relevant additional l esions such as perimembranous ventricular septal defect (n = 3), secun dum atrial septal defect (n = 2), sub-/valvular pulmonic stenosis (n = 3) and pulmonary artery dilatation (n = 4) and/or relevant tricuspid valve insufficiency (n = 3) were depicted by magnetic resonance imagin g (MRI) using spin-echo and gradient-echo techniques. The severity of the additional lesions could be evaluated qualitatively.Therefore, in cases of C-TGA magnetic resonance imaging may provide additional infor mation or in selected patients may serve as a useful alternative to co nventional imaging techniques such as echocardiography and angiocardio graphy.