title: Cardiac CT or MRI in pediatric practice: Which one to choose?
abstract: The different factors involved in the choice of the best cardiovascular imaging examination for pediatric patients are justification, radiation protection, sedation, resolutions (spatial and contrast), morphology or function, intervention and contrast enhancement. Computed tomography is preferable for all coronary artery conditions, any arterial or venous abnormalities in newborns and infants and in the preoperative assessment for tetralogy of Fallot. Magnetic resonance imaging is used for any tumoral or functional assessment, cardiomyopathy or arrhythmia or if the child's participation and/or size of the structures being examined allows using this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric and prenatal imaging, La Timone Children's Hospital, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sorensen
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric and prenatal imaging, La Timone Children's Hospital, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gach
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric and prenatal imaging, La Timone Children's Hospital, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pico
authors.affiliation: Medical and surgical pediatric cardiology department, La Timone Children's Hospital, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hugues
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric and prenatal imaging, La Timone Children's Hospital, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dabadie
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric and prenatal imaging, La Timone Children's Hospital, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Desvignes
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric and prenatal imaging, La Timone Children's Hospital, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bourlière
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric and prenatal imaging, La Timone Children's Hospital, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aschero
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric and prenatal imaging, La Timone Children's Hospital, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Colavolpe
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric and prenatal imaging, La Timone Children's Hospital, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric and prenatal imaging, La Timone Children's Hospital, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France. Electronic address: guillaume.gorincour@ap-hm.fr.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gorincour
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D018376:Cardiovascular Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional; D011835:Radiation Protection; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: CT; Congenital heart disease; Contrast medium; MRI; Radiation protection