TY - JOUR T1 - 4D phase contrast MRI in the preterm infant: visualisation of patent ductus arteriosus JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F164 LP - F164 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305281 VL - 100 IS - 2 AU - Kathryn M Broadhouse AU - Anthony N Price AU - Anna E Finnemore AU - David J Cox AU - A David Edwards AU - Joseph V Hajnal AU - Alan M Groves Y1 - 2015/03/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/100/2/F164.abstract N2 - Persistently patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is correlated with multiple adverse outcomes; however, whether this association is causal or casual remains unclear.1 Echocardiography offers high sensitivity for detection of PDA, but has limited ability to quantify flow within the duct and surrounding vessels. Consequently, the haemodynamic significance can only be inferred.2 Four-dimensional (4D) phase contrast MRI (PCMRI) allows visualisation and quantitative analysis of haemodynamics at almost any anatomical location throughout the cardiac cycle.3 Should … ER -