TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric Transthoracic Cardiac Vector Flow Imaging
AU - Hansen, Kristoffer Lindskov
AU - Juul, Klaus
AU - Møller-Sørensen, Hasse
AU - Nilsson, Jens C
AU - Jensen, Jørgen Arendt
AU - Nielsen, Michael Bachmann
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Purpose Conventional pediatric echocardiography is crucial for diagnosing congenital heart disease (CHD), but the technique is impaired by angle dependency. Vector flow imaging (VFI) is an angle-independent noninvasive ultrasound alternative for blood flow assessment and can assess complex flow patterns not visible on conventional Doppler ultrasound. Materials and Methods 12 healthy newborns and 3 infants with CHD were examined with transthoracic cardiac VFI using a conventional ultrasound scanner and a linear array. Results VFI examinations revealed common cardiac flow patterns among the healthy newborns, and flow changes among the infants with CHD not previously reported with conventional echocardiography. Conclusion For assessment of cardiac flow in the normal and diseased pediatric heart, VFI may provide additional information compared to conventional echocardiography and become a useful diagnostic tool.
AB - Purpose Conventional pediatric echocardiography is crucial for diagnosing congenital heart disease (CHD), but the technique is impaired by angle dependency. Vector flow imaging (VFI) is an angle-independent noninvasive ultrasound alternative for blood flow assessment and can assess complex flow patterns not visible on conventional Doppler ultrasound. Materials and Methods 12 healthy newborns and 3 infants with CHD were examined with transthoracic cardiac VFI using a conventional ultrasound scanner and a linear array. Results VFI examinations revealed common cardiac flow patterns among the healthy newborns, and flow changes among the infants with CHD not previously reported with conventional echocardiography. Conclusion For assessment of cardiac flow in the normal and diseased pediatric heart, VFI may provide additional information compared to conventional echocardiography and become a useful diagnostic tool.
U2 - 10.1055/a-0656-5430
DO - 10.1055/a-0656-5430
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30599042
VL - 5
SP - E20-E26
JO - Ultrasound International Open
JF - Ultrasound International Open
SN - 2199-7152
IS - 1
ER -