Scholarly Sessions
Pulmonology
Neonatology
Cross-Disciplinary Pathway
Critical Care
Cardiology
Catalina Bazacliu, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Rita Ryan, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
The use of various imaging modalities in the management of critically ill neonates with cardiopulmonary disturbances have evolved overtime. Point-of-care ultrasound of the lung provides non-invasive, real-time evaluations, that can be performed longitudinally at the bedside. This modality can be used as a biomarker for disease pathology and can be implemented for assessment and management of multiple respiratory pathologies. Targeted neonatal echocardiography allows for an in-depth hemodynamic assessment of cardiopulmonary disturbances including evaluation and management of acute and chronic pulmonary hypertension. While longitudinal bedside evaluation is vital, state of the art-techniques in pulmonary MRI and CT are also demonstrating great promise for providing identification of pulmonary and airway pathology. This session will provide an in-depth discussion on the evoluation of neonatal imaging in the assessment and management of the critically ill neonate. The session will focus on the utility of various novel imaging modalities in the evaluation for neonatal respiratory pathologies including development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, acute and chronic pulmonary hypertension, and tracheomalacia.
Presenter: Patrick McNamara, MD – University of Iowa
Presenter: J Lauren Ruoss, MD – University of Florida
Presenter: Jason C. Woods, PhD – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Presenter: Regan E. Giesinger, MD FRCPC – Stead Family Children's Hospital
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