Noninvasive Quantification of Left-to-Right Shunt in Pediatric Patients
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- 22 May 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 103 (20) , 2476-2482
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.103.20.2476
Abstract
Background —Blood flow can be quantified noninvasively by phase-contrast cine MRI (PC-MRI) in adults. Little is known about the feasibility of the method in children with congenital heart disease. Methods and Results —In 50 children (mean age 6.2 years, range 1.1 to 17.7 years) with an atrial- or ventricular-level shunt, blood flow rate in the great vessels was determined by PC-MRI, and the ratio of pulmonary to aortic flow (Q̇p/Q̇s) was compared with Q̇p/Q̇s by oximetry. We found a difference of 2% and a range of −20% to +26% (limits of agreement, mean±2 SD). In another 7 children with congenital heart disease but no cardiac shunting (mean age 7.9 years, range 1.3 to 13.5 years), Q̇p/Q̇s by PC-MRI was 1.02 (SD ±0.06). No difference between systemic venous and aortic flow volumes was found (range −17% to +20%, n=37). Blood flow through a secundum atrial septal defect as assessed by PC-MRI (n=24) overestimated the shunt compared with the difference between pulmonary and aortic flows. The mean difference between 3 repeated PC-MRI measurements in each location was 5.3% (SD ±4.0%, n=522), demonstrating good precision. The interobserver variability was low. The accuracy of PC-MRI was confirmed by in vitro experiments. Conclusions —Determination of Q̇p/Q̇s by PC-MRI in children is quick, safe, and reliable compared with oximetry. Systemic venous flow can be quantified by PC-MRI, whereas through-plane shunt measurement within an atrial septal defect is inaccurate.Keywords
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