MR and cine-MR imaging in the diagnosis of infantile congenital heart disease

Keywords: congenital heart disease; magnetic resonance imaging磁共振成像及电影磁共振成像诊断小儿先天性心脏病朱会英韩立新黄新华王霞
From: Chinese Medical Journal 2001;114(4):360-363
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To assess the effectiveness of magnetic resonanceimaging (MRI) and cine magnetic resonance imaging (cine-MRI) in the diagnosis of infantile congenital heart disease. Methods A total of 34 cases were studied with MRI and cine-MRI. The data were analyzed and compared with those of two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE), cardioangiography (CAG) and surgery. Results The size of the defect or its caliber obtained from MRI in 6 patients with left to right shunt congenital heart disease was compatible with that observed in surgery (P=0.924). Comparison of cine-MRI and CAG in 28 patients with complicated congenital heart disease showed that the diagnosis of 27 cases by cine-MRI was the same as that by CAG. Conclusion Both MRI and cine-MRI play an important role in diagnosing infantile congenital heart disease.