PLAIN RADIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

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3a-1. Tetralogy of Fallot. (Condition description.)

A. PA chest radiograph shows normal heart size which is "boot-shaped" (from coeur-en-sabot, literally translated boot shaped). There are diminished pulmonary vascular markings and a prominent left sided aortic arch (indentation in left of trachea).