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Table 1 Cine orientations for visualizing atrial septal defects and anomalous pulmonary veins.

From: Cine acquisition strategies for visualizing atrial septal defects by CMR

 

Atrial short axis stack

Transaxial stack

Additional oblique planes

Ostium secundum defect

Good

Satisfactory

4-chamber cine

Superior sinus venosus defect

Satisfactory

Good

3-chamber cine

Atrioventricular septal defect

Suboptimal

Good

4-chamber cine

Unroofed coronary sinus

Good

Suboptimal

Consider whether the coronary sinus roof is visible in all long axis cines

Inferior sinus venosus defect

Good

Suboptimal

Oblique sagittal cine

Anomalous pulmonary veins

Suboptimal

Good

Oblique coronal cine