R Stegeman1,2,3,4, M Feldmann5, N H P Claessens1,2,3, N J G Jansen2,6, J M P J Breur3, L S de Vries1,4, T Logeswaran7, B Reich7, W Knirsch8, R Kottke9, C Hagmann10, B Latal5, J Simpson11, K Pushparajah11,12, A F Bonthrone12, C J Kelly12, S Arulkumaran12, M A Rutherford12, S J Counsell12, M J N L Benders13,4. 1. From the Departments of Neonatology (R.S., N.H.P.C., L.S.d.V., M.J.N.L.B.). 2. Pediatric Intensive Care (R.S., N.H.P.C., N.J.G.J.). 3. Pediatric Cardiology (R.S., N.H.P.C., J.M.P.J.B.), Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands. 4. Utrecht Brain Center (R.S., L.S.d.V., M.J.N.L.B.), UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. 5. Child Development Center (M.F., B.L.). 6. Department of Pediatrics (N.J.G.J.), Beatrix Children's Hospital, UMC Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. 7. Pediatric Heart Center (T.L., B.R.), University Hospital Giessen, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany. 8. Division of Pediatric Cardiology (W.K.), Pediatric Heart Center. 9. Department of Diagnostic Imaging (R.K.). 10. Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care (C.H.), University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. 11. Department of Pediatric Cardiology (J.S., K.P.), Evelina Children's Hospital London, London, UK. 12. Centre for the Developing Brain (K.P., A.F.B., C.J.K., S.A., M.A.R., S.J.C.), School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King.s College London, London, UK. 13. From the Departments of Neonatology (R.S., N.H.P.C., L.S.d.V., M.J.N.L.B.) M.Benders@umcutrecht.nl.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A uniform description of brain MR imaging findings in infants with severe congenital heart disease to assess risk factors, predict outcome, and compare centers is lacking. Our objective was to uniformly describe the spectrum of perioperative brain MR imaging findings in infants with congenital heart disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prospective observational studies were performed at 3 European centers between 2009 and 2019. Brain MR imaging was performed preoperatively and/or postoperatively in infants with transposition of the great arteries, single-ventricle physiology, or left ventricular outflow tract obstruction undergoing cardiac surgery within the first 6 weeks of life. Brain injury was assessed on T1, T2, DWI, SWI, and MRV. A subsample of images was assessed jointly to reach a consensus. RESULTS: A total of 348 MR imaging scans (180 preoperatively, 168 postoperatively, 146 pre- and postoperatively) were obtained in 202 infants. Preoperative, new postoperative, and cumulative postoperative white matter injury was identified in 25%, 30%, and 36%; arterial ischemic stroke, in 6%, 10%, and 14%; hypoxic-ischemic watershed injury in 2%, 1%, and 1%; intraparenchymal cerebral hemorrhage, in 0%, 4%, and 5%; cerebellar hemorrhage, in 6%, 2%, and 6%; intraventricular hemorrhage, in 14%, 6%, and 13%; subdural hemorrhage, in 29%, 17%, and 29%; and cerebral sinovenous thrombosis, in 0%, 10%, and 10%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: A broad spectrum of perioperative brain MR imaging findings was found in infants with severe congenital heart disease. We propose an MR imaging protocol including T1-, T2-, diffusion-, and susceptibility-weighted imaging, and MRV to identify ischemic, hemorrhagic, and thrombotic lesions observed in this patient group.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A uniform description of brain MR imaging findings in infants with severe congenital heart disease to assess risk factors, predict outcome, and compare centers is lacking. Our objective was to uniformly describe the spectrum of perioperative brain MR imaging findings in infants with congenital heart disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prospective observational studies were performed at 3 European centers between 2009 and 2019. Brain MR imaging was performed preoperatively and/or postoperatively in infants with transposition of the great arteries, single-ventricle physiology, or left ventricular outflow tract obstruction undergoing cardiac surgery within the first 6 weeks of life. Brain injury was assessed on T1, T2, DWI, SWI, and MRV. A subsample of images was assessed jointly to reach a consensus. RESULTS: A total of 348 MR imaging scans (180 preoperatively, 168 postoperatively, 146 pre- and postoperatively) were obtained in 202 infants. Preoperative, new postoperative, and cumulative postoperative white matter injury was identified in 25%, 30%, and 36%; arterial ischemic stroke, in 6%, 10%, and 14%; hypoxic-ischemic watershed injury in 2%, 1%, and 1%; intraparenchymal cerebral hemorrhage, in 0%, 4%, and 5%; cerebellar hemorrhage, in 6%, 2%, and 6%; intraventricular hemorrhage, in 14%, 6%, and 13%; subdural hemorrhage, in 29%, 17%, and 29%; and cerebral sinovenous thrombosis, in 0%, 10%, and 10%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: A broad spectrum of perioperative brain MR imaging findings was found in infants with severe congenital heart disease. We propose an MR imaging protocol including T1-, T2-, diffusion-, and susceptibility-weighted imaging, and MRV to identify ischemic, hemorrhagic, and thrombotic lesions observed in this patient group.
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