Abstract #0250

DTI of the Inter-Hemispheric Connectivities in Neonates with Transposition of the Great Arteries Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery.

Malek I. Makki¹, Rabia Liamlahi², Hitendu Dave³, Bea Latal⁴, Vera Bernet⁵, Ianina Scheer⁶, Klaudija Batinic², Cornelia Hagmann⁷, Walter Knirsch²

¹MRI Research, University Children Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; ²Cardiology, University Children Hospital Zurich; ³Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery, University Children Hospital Zurich; ⁴Child Development, University Children Hospital Zurich; ⁵Pediatrics Intensive Care, University Children Hospital Zurich; ⁶Diagnostic Imaging, University Children Hospital Zurich; ⁷University Hospital Zurich

Fifteen neonates with d-transposition of the great artery underwent DTI before and after cardiopulmonary bypas surgery. The genu and splenium od the corpus callosum were investigated with DTI and compared to ten age amtched healthy neonates. Abnormal white matter growth was reported in the genu but not in the splenium.