Giant coronary artery aneurysm in infantile Kawasaki disease: When to use cardiac computed tomography angiography

Abstract

Abstract Transthoracic echocardiography is the imaging modality of choice for the detection of coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) in Kawasaki disease. However, cardiac computed tomography angiography is useful in the diagnosis of distal CAAs.

Keywords

• cardiac computed tomography angiography
• coronary artery aneurysm
• infant
• Kawasaki disease
• ultrasound