Magnetic resonance three-dimensional steady-state free precession imaging of the thoracic duct in patients with Fontan circulation and its relationship to outcomes.

Daniel Alexander CastellanosSidra AhmadNicole St ClairLynn A SleeperMinmin LuDavid N SchidlowRahul H RathodSuellen M YinJesse J EschDavid AnneseAndrew J PowellLuis QuiñonezRaja ShaikhSunil J Ghelani

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2023)

The TD is well visualized in two-thirds of patients with Fontan circulation on 3D-bSSFP images. Larger TD diameter is associated with PLE and increased TD tortuosity is associated with an NYHA class ≥ II.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
high resolution
deep learning
spinal cord
magnetic resonance imaging
optical coherence tomography
contrast enhanced
optic nerve
machine learning
skeletal muscle
weight loss
metabolic syndrome