There is a need for consensus recommendations for ionizing radiation dose optimization
during multimodality medical imaging in children with congenital and acquired heart disease …

Children with congenital or acquired heart disease can be exposed to relatively high lifetime
cumulative doses of ionizing radiation from necessary medical imaging procedures …

Background—Children with heart disease are frequently exposed to imaging examinations
that use ionizing radiation. Although radiation exposure is potentially carcinogenic, there are …

1.1. 1. Writing Committee Organization The writing committee consisted of a broad range of
members representing 9 societies and the following areas of expertise: interventional …

The stimulus to create this document was the recognition that ionizing radiation-guided
cardiovascular procedures are being performed with increasing frequency, leading to …

Computed tomography (CT) technology is acquiring a key role in the diagnostic process of
complex cardiac congenital anomalies. Recent advances and improvements in spatial and …

Computed tomography (CT) has a well-established diagnostic role in the assessment of
coronary arteries in adults. However, its application in a pediatric setting is still limited and …

Cardiac MRI and CT are increasingly used in the diagnosis and management of patients
with congenital heart disease as an imaging adjunct to echocardiography. The benefits and …

Background: The use of coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography in children with
coronary artery anomalies is increasing. However, it remains technically demanding and the …

Objectives To evaluate the use of non-ECG-gated computed tomography (CT) angiography
to describe pulmonary and coronary defects in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) …