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ArticlePediatric radiology2024

A novel non-contrast agent-enhanced 3D whole-heart magnetic resonance sequence for congenital heart disease patients: the REACT Study.

Sukran Erdem, Gerald F Greil, M Tarique Hussain, Qing Zou

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Sukran ErdemDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Health-University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1935 Medical District Drive, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA. sukran.erdem@utsouthwestern.edu.ORCID 0009-0002-5861-1026
Gerald F GreilDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Health-University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1935 Medical District Drive, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA.
M Tarique HussainDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Health-University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1935 Medical District Drive, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA.
Qing ZouDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Health-University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1935 Medical District Drive, Dallas, TX, 75235, USA.

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backgroundThe three-dimensional balanced-steady-state-free-precession (3D bSSFP) whole-heart (WH) technique has long been used to depict cardiac morphology in congenital heart disease (CHD) but is prone to banding artifacts. The Relaxation Enhanced Angiography without Contrast and Triggering (REACT) sequence is an alternative method that is resistant to off-resonance effects.

objectiveTo evaluate cardiac structures and great vessels in CHD patients using 3D WH REACT sequence and compare it to 3D WH bSSFP sequence. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study was approved by the Institutional Review Board. Thirty CHD patients were prospectively enrolled. Contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), image quality, and cross-sectional area (CSA) were analyzed. Categorical data were compared with a Wilcoxon signed-rank test and normally distributed variables with a t-test.

resultsThirty patients (16 females) participated in this study (median age 17, range 5 months to 52 years). REACT showed higher CNR in all pulmonary veins (all P<0.05), while 3D bSSFP had higher CNR in the right ventricle (P<0.001) and right pulmonary artery, (P=0.04). Image quality favored 3D bSSFP in the right atrium and ventricle (both P<0.001), main pulmonary artery (P=0.02), and coronary arteries (left: P<0.001, right: P=0.01). REACT outperformed 3D bSSFP for the pulmonary veins (all P<0.05) from image quality perspective. CSA measurements were not significantly different between REACT and 3D bSSFP (all P≥0.05).

conclusionThe REACT method is associated with improved image quality and CNR for pulmonary veins, with CSA measurements concordant with 3D bSSFP in CHD patients, while bSSFP shows better performance for imaging cardiac chambers and coronary arteries.

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Heart Defects, CongenitalImaging, Three-DimensionalAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolContrast MediaFemaleHumansImage EnhancementInfantMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesYoung AdultContrast MediaChildrenCongenital heart diseasesContrast-to-noise ratioMagnetic resonance angiographySteady-state free-precession MRI

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