OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article is to illustrate the most common surgical procedures performed in patients with cyanotic congenital heart diseases along with the respective postoperative MRI findings normally seen in clinical practice. CONCLUSION: Radiologists need a solid knowledge of the surgical procedures used to treat patients with cyanotic congenital heart diseases to identify what constitutes normal postoperative findings on MR images and to play an ongoing role in the integral lifelong care of these patients.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article is to illustrate the most common surgical procedures performed in patients with cyanotic congenital heart diseases along with the respective postoperative MRI findings normally seen in clinical practice. CONCLUSION: Radiologists need a solid knowledge of the surgical procedures used to treat patients with cyanotic congenital heart diseases to identify what constitutes normal postoperative findings on MR images and to play an ongoing role in the integral lifelong care of these patients.