PLAIN RADIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

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7e-1. Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.

A. The heart is enlarged with increased pulmonary vascular markings. There is a large ovoid lesion located in the left lower lobe which is connected by a "vascular stalk" to the left pulmonary artery.

B. Lateral chest film demonstrates three to four vascular stalks connecting the arteriovenous malformation to the pulmonary artery.