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CT and MRI in Congenital Heart Diseases

Ramiah Rajeshkannan Vimal Raj • Sanjaya Viswamitra Editors

CT and MRI in Congenital Heart Diseases

Editors Ramiah Rajeshkannan Department of Radiology Amrita School of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Kochi Kerala India

Vimal Raj Department of Cardiothoracic imaging Narayana Hrudayalaya Bangalore Karnataka India

Sanjaya Viswamitra Department of Radiology Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences Bengaluru Karnataka India

ISBN 978-981-15-6754-4    ISBN 978-981-15-6755-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6755-1 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore

Foreword

At the outset, let me congratulate Dr. Rajeshkannan, the Editor-in-Chief of this book, for the stupendous effort that has gone into putting it together. As someone who has gone through the pain associated with writing books, I can only empathize with Rajesh for the time, energy, and effort that he and his coeditors, Dr. Vimal Raj and Dr. Sanjaya Viswamitra, have put into the whole process, from picking out the topics, allotting authors, chasing them, and editing the articles and images to giving all of them a coherent flow. And in a country like India, where deadlines often have no meaning and authors do not deliver their book chapters for sometimes up to a year after the deadline is past, I can tell you that this is no easy task. The book comprehensively covers the techniques, the embryology, anatomy, and then the individual diseases. Both intra-cardiac and extra-cardiac anomalies are dealt with in detail by authors who are e