Conventional Roentgenography in the Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Anomalies

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Abstract
The achievements of cardiovascular surgery during the last decade have stirred renewed interest in the diagnosis of congenital cardiovascular malformations, and extensive case-finding programs have been developed to aid in the recognition of those lesions amenable to surgical correction. Accurate clinical diagnosis is often difficult, and recourse to some of the new diagnostic technics by a team consisting of clinician, radiologist, and cardiovascular physiologist requires a concentration of talent and procedures that are time-consuming and expensive. From a practical standpoint, it is necessary to screen the large numbers of patients who present themselves for a consideration of surgical therapy and to separate those that can be easily recognized as amenable to surgical treatment from those requiring the additional studies upon which an evaluation of operability may be based. The roentgenol-ogist's recognition of the diagnostic capacities and limitations of conventional roentgenographic examinations will...

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