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Materials and Methods: In our investigation, a 128-detector multidetector computed tomography machine was used to perform thorax CT angiography. The acquisition parameters were set to 80\u2013100 kVp based on the patient\u2019s age and mAs that the device automatically determined based on the patient\u2019s weight. During the examination, an intravenous (IV) nonionic contrast material dose of 1\u20131.5 mL\/kg was employed. An automated injector was used to inject contrast material at a rate of 1.5\u20132 mL\/s. In the axial plane, 2.5 mm sections were extracted, and they were rebuilt with 0.625 mm section thickness. Results: Between October 2022 and May 2024, 132 patients who were diagnosed with congenital heart disease by echocardiography and underwent Thorax CT angiography in our department were retrospectively evaluated. Of the evaluated patients, 32 were excluded with exclusion criteria such as patients being younger than 3 months, older than 18 years, insufficient contrast enhancement in imaging and contrast-enhanced imaging, thin vascular structure, and motion and contrast artifacts; the remaining 100 patients were included in this study. The age range of these patients was 3 months to 18 years (mean age 4.4 years). 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