Peds/CHD Pre-Conference Course 01 - Introduction to Pediatric & CHD CMR-Technical challenges of imaging small, moving, uncooperative patients

Technical challenges of imaging small, moving, uncooperative patients

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Dr. David Lloyd explains how fetal cardiac MRI can overcome constant fetal motion, a major barrier to prenatal diagnosis. Using motion-corrected, multi-stack MRI techniques, his team reconstructs detailed 3D images of the fetal chest and heart, improving assessment of complex congenital heart disease. He describes applications in diagnosing pulmonary venous anomalies, pulmonary atresia, coarctation, and aortic atresia, and shows how these methods may support surgical planning. The talk also explores emerging 4D flow imaging, neonatal MRI without sedation, and AI-based motion correction for earlier gestation.

Keywords

fetal cardiac MRI

motion correction

congenital heart disease

prenatal diagnosis

3D imaging