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Magnetic resonance phase-shift velocity mapping in pediatric patients with pulmonary venous obstruction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11451285     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the accuracy, advantages and clinical efficacy of magnetic resonance (MR) phase-shift velocity mapping, in delineating the site and the hemodynamic severity of pulmonary venous (PV) obstruction in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance phase-shift velocity mapping of normal pulmonary veins and of obstructed PV pathways have been previously reported in a mainly adult population. METHODS: The study population (33 pts) underwent MR phase-shift velocity mapping of their PV pathways. These results were compared with cardiac catheterization and Doppler echocardiography data. RESULTS: The study population (0.4 to 19.5 years) consisted of a study group (PV pathway obstruction, n = 7) and a control group (no PV obstruction, n = 26). No patients had any left-to-right shunt lesions. The MR imaging displayed precise anatomical detail of the pulmonary veins. Phase velocities in the control group ranged from 20 to 71 cm/s, whereas velocities in the study group ranged from 100 to 250 cm/s (p = 0.002). The MR phase velocities (154 +/- 0.53 cm/s) compared favorably with Doppler echocardiography (147 +/- 0.54 cm/s), (r = 0.76; p = 0.05). The MR velocity mapping was 100% specific and 100% sensitive in detecting PV obstruction, although the absolute gradient measurements among MR phase mapping, echocardiographic Doppler and catheterization did not show statistically significant correlation. CONCLUSIONS: In the absence of any associated left-to-right shunt lesions, PV velocities of 100 cm/s and greater indicated significant obstruction. The MR phase-shift velocity mapping, together with MR spin echocardiography and MR angiography, provides comprehensive anatomic and physiologic data that may obviate the need for further invasive studies.
Authors:
N Videlefsky; W J Parks; J Oshinski; K L Hopkins; K M Sullivan; R I Pettigrew; D Fyfe
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American College of Cardiology     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0735-1097     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2001 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-07-13     Completed Date:  2001-08-02     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8301365     Medline TA:  J Am Coll Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  262-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiology Association, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Blood Flow Velocity
Child
Child, Preschool
Coronary Circulation*
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Heart Catheterization
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
Hemodynamics
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Male
Prospective Studies
Pulmonary Veins / physiology
Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease / diagnosis*

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