From November 6 to 7, 2025, IHU Liryc, in collaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Trondheim, Norway) and Sick Kids (Toronto, Canada), is organizing its 1st 2-day interactive symposium highlighting the latest innovations in pediatric cardiovascular ultrasound.
Program
Thursday, November 6
8:00 am – COFFEE START
8:15 am – WELCOMING
- KEYNOTE -Towards multidimensional imaging, integrating anatomy and physiology in CHD 👤 Luc Mertens, The Hospital for Sick Kids (Toronto)
- 3D echocardiography and integration of hemodynamics. Can we predict hemodynamic results of valve repair? 👤 Nina Hakacova, Lunds Universitet
- 3D Echocardiography for guiding interventional valve procedures in CHD 👤 Xavier Iriart, Bordeaux University Hospital
- Fusion imaging and its role in surgical decision making. The multimodality future 👤 Israel Valverde, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio (Sevilla)
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20 minutes discussionÂ
Break (15 minutes)Â
- KEYNOTE Novel insights into cardiac structure and cardiac development 👤 Lucille Houyel, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (Paris)
- Spatial resolution in echocardiography: can we still improve it? 👤 Mathieu Pernot, Physics for Medicine (Paris)
- Myocardial structure assessment – can shear wave ultrasound assess stiffness and fiber orientation? 👤 Annette Caenen, Ghent University
- 3D ultrafast ultrasound imaging – the future for neonatal cardiac anatomy assessment 👤 Clement Papadacci, Physics for Medicine (Paris)
12:45 // LUNCH BREAKÂ
- KEYNOTE – Myocardial elastography with natural and induced shear waves in pediatric echocardiography – current state of the art 👤 Olivier Villemain, Bordeaux University Hospital
- Stiffness assessment in single ventricles; the new frontier? 👤 Thomas Salaets, UZ Leuven
- Myocardial work assessment in pediatric heart disease based on stiffness-strain analysis. the next frontier? 👤 Maelys Venet, IHU Liryc / Bordeaux University Hospital
- The relationship between tissue and flow properties in the fetal heart 👤 Solveig Fadnes, NTNU (Trondheim) - 20 minutes discussion Break (15 minutes)
- KEYNOTE – Blood Speckle Tracking in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease- what does it add? 👤 Siri Ann Nyrnes, NTNU / St. Olavs University Hospital (Trondheim)
- Intraventricular Pressure Difference by Blood Speckle Tracking- can we assess diastolic suction? 👤 Kristian Sorensen, NTNU (Trondheim)
- Coronary perfusion quantification by high frame rate imaging: do we have to use microbubbles in pediatrics? 👤 Hendrik Vos, Erasmus MC (Rotterdam)
- Myocardial blood volume assessment in pediatric heart disease- what does it add? 👤 Minh B. Nguyen, Texas Children’s Hospital (Houston) - 20 minutes discussion Break (15 minutes)
- KEYNOTE – Speckle tracking in Pediatrics: limits and technical challenges 👤 Jan d’Hooge, University of Leuven
- RV remodeling in tetralogy of Fallot- influence of dyssynchrony and ventricular interactions 👤 Mark Friedberg, The Hospital for Sick Kids (Toronto)
- Atrial strain for assessing diastolic function in pediatric heart disease 👤 Minh B. Nguyen, Texas Children’s Hospital (Houston)
- Artificial intelligence how can it advance pediatric echocardiography 👤 Lasse Lovstakken, NTNU (Trondheim)
FACULTY DINNERÂ
Friday, November 7
8:00 am – COFFEE START
8:15 am – WELCOMING
- KEYNOTE – Regulation of Brain Perfusion in Children with CHD 👤 Kenneth Brady, University of Illinois (Chicago)
- Neuromonitoring (for children with congenital heart disease) – A Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) With Clinical Impact 👤 Joppe Nijman, UMC Utrecht
- Brain perfusion in newborns – impact of  patent ductus arteriosus on the brain 👤 Elise Langouet, IHU Liryc / Bordeaux University Hospital
- Neonatal cardiac surgeries and brain perfusion 👤 Christopher Haller, The Hospital for Sick Kids (Toronto) - Break (20 minutes)
- NeoDoppler – how and why 👤 Siri Ann Nyrnes, NTNU / St. Olavs University Hospital (Trondheim)
- 2D Ultrafast Doppler: quantification and arteries-veins discrimination 👤 Nikan Fakhari, The Hospital for Sick Kids (Toronto)
- Functional Ultrasound (fUS) – ready to go in clinical practice? 👤 Charlie Demene, Physics for Medicine (Paris)
- Brain perfusion monitoring: do we need new equipment? 👤 Jérôme Baranger, Physics for Medicine (Paris)
12:30 // LUNCH BREAK
- Heart and brain: developmental link 👤 Luc Mertens, The Hospital for Sick Kids (Toronto)
- Shear wave elastography for newborn brain 👤 Mathieu Pernot, Physics for Medicine (Paris)
- Cardiac and cerebral MRI in neonates: should we systematically combine both? 👤 Israel Valverde, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio (Sevilla)
- Transcranial ultrafast ultrasound localization microscopy 👤 Charlie Demene, Physics for Medicine (Paris)
Organizing Committee
Practical Information
Where ?
IHU Liryc
Avenue du Haut-Lévêque
33600 Pessac
FRANCE
Contacts
Séverine MARTIN
Training Project Manager
at IHU Liryc