Lung Perfusion MRI After Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair in 2-Year-Old Children With and Without Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy

Abstract

Two-year-old children undergoing CDH repair who had needed neonatal ECMO had significantly reduced perfusion MRI values in the ipsilateral lung in comparison with children who had not needed ECMO. Perfusion MRI measurements are associated with the severity of lung hypoplasia and may therefore be helpful in follow-up investigations.