Inova Children’s Heart Center offers state of the art imaging
technology including both cardiac MRI and CT imaging. The
Inova Fairfax MRI center was the first location in the United
States to offer comprehensive cardiac MRI with 4D Flow
imaging, a novel technique to evaluate three dimensional
flow dynamics in the entire heart and surrounding
vasculature. This technique allows for decreased scan
time without breath holding and may reduce the need for
anesthesia in younger children.
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus recently added a new
GE Revolution CT scanner. This will allow for lower dose imaging techniques for our
pediatric patients, as well as whole heart imaging in a single beat. Although MR is
our imaging technique of choice in congenital heart disease, CT is a valuable tool in
certain conditions. The new low dose scanner will afford us the ability to obtain these
specialized images with a low dose of radiation and without the use
of anesthesia.
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