Evaluation of Angioarchitecture of Pulmonary Sequestration in Pediatric Patients Using 3D MDCT Angiography

Lee EY, Siegel MJ, Sierra LM, Foglia RP.

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to show the ability of 3D MDCT angiography to display the arterial and venous vascular anatomy of pulmonary sequestration in children.

CONCLUSION: MDCT angiography with 3D rendering shows the anomalous feeding artery and the draining veins that allow a diagnosis of pulmonary sequestration. These features may prove useful in distinguishing intra- and extralobar sequestration and in surgical planning.