Left ventricular noncompaction in pediatric population: could cardiovascular magnetic resonance derived fractal analysis aid diagnosis?

Sylvia KrupickovaSuzan HatipogluGiovanni DiSalvoInga VogesDaniel RedfearnSandrine FoldvariChristian EichhornSian ChiversFilippo PuricelliGrazia Delle-DonneCourtney BarthDudley J PennellSanjay K PrasadPiers E F Daubeney

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2021)

It is technically feasible to perform fractal analysis in children using CMR and that it is quick, accurate and reproducible. Fractal scoring accurately distinguishes between LVNC, hyper-trabeculation and healthy controls as defined by the Petersen criteria.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
left ventricular
acute myocardial infarction
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
mitral valve
contrast enhanced
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention
left atrial
cardiac resynchronization therapy