title: Specifics of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in children.
abstract: This review points out three specific features of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children: the small size of the heart modifies the usual balance between signal-to-noise ratio and spatial resolution; the higher and more variable heart rate limits tissue characterization and temporal resolution; and motion artefacts (notably respiratory motions) must be dealt with. In the second part of this review, we present the current and future practices of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in children, based on the experience of all French paediatric cardiac MRI centres.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, CHU de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France; U947, Inserm, 54000 Nancy, France; IADI, University of Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France. Electronic address: laurent.bonnemains@inserm.fr.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonnemains
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Cardiology, CHU Necker-Enfants-Malades, 75000 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raimondi
authors.affiliation: U947, Inserm, 54000 Nancy, France; IADI, University of Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France; CIC-IT 1433, Inserm, 54000 Nancy, France.
authors.forename: Freddy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Odille
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D016477:Artifacts; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
keywords: Cœur; Heart; IRM; MRI; Paediatrics; Pédiatrie