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Abstract #2400

UTE Imaging for Rapid Whole-Body Central Vascular Access Assessment in Children and Young Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Daniel F. Young1, Qing Zou2, Sanja Dzelebdzic2, and Tarique Hussain2
1Cardiology, Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX, United States, 2Cardiology, Pediatrics, UT Southwesten Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Visualization, Cardiovascular, UTE, Access, Vasculature, Quality, CHD, Contrast, Chest, Abdomen, Diagnostic

Motivation: The motivation for this study is to propose an alternative and more efficient imaging protocol for vascular access assessment for complex congenital heart disease (CHD) cases

Goal(s): To determine if UTE imaging can provide a supplemental tool to conventional MR imaging for evaluating vascular access in the context of CHD.

Approach: Selection of 15 patients undergoing pre-operative assessment for complex CHD, including ferumoxytol administration, implement a 3D UTE sequence and a quality scoring scale.

Results: The study concludes that UTE imaging is a time-efficient method to visualize vascular anomalies, patency, occlusion, and access, and it can complement MRI planning for cardiovascular procedures.

Impact: Our study demonstrates that UTE imaging with ferumoxytol can provide high-quality vascular access imaging for patients with complex CHD. This offers an improved diagnostic tool for assessing vascular access as an important addition to the tools available for CHD evaluation.

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