Pediatric Cardiac CT in Congenital Heart Disease (eBook)

This book serves as a comprehensive guide to pediatric cardiac computed tomography (CT), particularly for patients with congenital heart disease. Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of congenital abnormalities (8/1000 of live births). Over the past two decades, the diagnostic medical approach has significantly changed with a considerable increase in the number of CT studies in pediatric patients.  Preoperative surgical or interventional planning for children with CHD remains crucial and challenging, but despite this and the advancement in the development of new CT techniques and radiation dose reduction methods, there are limited books addressing pediatric cardiac CT.

Dr. Dilachew Adebo is Associate Professor of Pediatric Cardiology and Radiology at McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Adebo is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac MRI (Alliance for Physician certification and Advancement). He has level III competence by Society of cardiovascular Computed Tomography. After completing advanced imaging fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 2013, Dr. Adebo worked as Director of Pediatric Cardiac MRI and Pediatric Cardiac CT at different Hospitals. Currently, Dr. Adebo serves as Director of Pediatric Cardiac MRI and Pediatric Cardiac CT at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. He also serves as Program Director for Pediatric Cardiology fellowship. He has trained many advanced imaging fellows in Pediatric Cardiac MRI and Cardiac CT over the last several years.