Specifics of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in children

Laurent Bonnemains; Francesca Raimondi; Freddy Odille

doi:10.1016/j.acvd.2015.11.004

Specifics of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in children

Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2016 Feb;109(2):143-9. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2015.11.004. Epub 2016 Jan 14.

Authors

Laurent Bonnemains¹, Francesca Raimondi², Freddy Odille³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, CHU de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France; U947, Inserm, 54000 Nancy, France; IADI, University of Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France. Electronic address: laurent.bonnemains@inserm.fr.
² Department of Paediatric Cardiology, CHU Necker-Enfants-Malades, 75000 Paris, France.
³ U947, Inserm, 54000 Nancy, France; IADI, University of Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; CIC-IT 1433, Inserm, 54000 Nancy, France.

PMID: 26778085
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2015.11.004

Abstract

This review points out three specific features of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children: the small size of the heart modifies the usual balance between signal-to-noise ratio and spatial resolution; the higher and more variable heart rate limits tissue characterization and temporal resolution; and motion artefacts (notably respiratory motions) must be dealt with. In the second part of this review, we present the current and future practices of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in children, based on the experience of all French paediatric cardiac MRI centres.

Keywords: Cœur; Heart; IRM; MRI; Paediatrics; Pédiatrie.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Artifacts
Child
Child, Preschool
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Diseases / physiopathology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Reproducibility of Results