Peds/CHD Pre-Conference Course 01 - Introduction to Pediatric & CHD CMR-Function and Flow- Protocols: How to acquire, postprocessing tips and pitfalls

Function and Flow- Protocols: How to acquire, postprocessing tips and pitfalls

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Video Summary

The speaker reviews cardiovascular MRI for pediatric and congenital heart disease, emphasizing standardized protocols, lesion-specific planning, and careful post-processing. They explain how cine imaging and orthogonal reference views improve ventricular contouring, especially in dilated or surgically altered hearts. The talk also covers 2D phase-contrast flow imaging for measuring cardiac output, shunts, valve regurgitation, and collateral flow, stressing correct plane placement and velocity settings. Future advances include 4D flow, which enables retrospective analysis and broader flow assessment, and 3D cine MRI, which may combine anatomy, function, and flow more efficiently.

Keywords

cardiovascular MRI

pediatric heart disease

phase-contrast flow imaging

4D flow MRI

3D cine MRI