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 πŸ‘€ Luc Mertens, Toronto
  • 3D echocardiography and integration of hemodynamics. Can we predict hemodynamic results of valve repair? πŸ‘€ Nina Hakacova, Lunds
  • 3D Echocardiography for guiding interventional valve procedures in CHD πŸ‘€ Xavier Iriart, Bordeaux
  • Fusion imaging and its role in surgical decision making. The multimodality future πŸ‘€ Israel Valverde, Sevilla/Toronto

20 minutes discussion 

Break (15 minutes) 

  • KEYNOTE Novel insights into cardiac structure and cardiac development πŸ‘€ TBD
  • Spatial resolution in echocardiography: can we still improve it? πŸ‘€ Mathieu Pernot, Paris
  • Myocardial structure assessment – can shear wave ultrasound assess stiffness and fiber orientation? πŸ‘€ Annette Caenen, Ghent
  • 3D ultrafast ultrasound imaging – the future for neonatal cardiac anatomy assessment πŸ‘€ Clement Papadacci, Paris

12:45 // LUNCH BREAK 

  • KEYNOTE – Myocardial elastography with natural and induced shear waves in pediatric echocardiography – current state of the art πŸ‘€ Olivier Villemain, Bordeaux
  • Stiffness assessment in single ventricles; the new frontier? πŸ‘€ Thomas Salaets, Leuven
  • Myocardial work assessment in pediatric heart disease based on stiffness-strain analysis. the next frontier? πŸ‘€ Maelys Venet, Bordeaux
  • The relationship between tissue and flow properties in the fetal heart πŸ‘€ Solveig Fadnes, Trondheim
  • KEYNOTE – Blood Speckle Tracking in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease- what does it add? πŸ‘€ Siri Ann Nyrnes, Trondheim
  • Intraventricular Pressure Difference by Blood Speckle Tracking- can we assess diastolic suction? πŸ‘€ Kristian Sorensen, Trondheim
  • Coronary perfusion quantification by high frame rate imaging: do we have to use microbubbles in pediatrics? πŸ‘€ Hendrik Vos, Ghent
  • Myocardial blood volume assessment in pediatric heart disease- what does it add? πŸ‘€ Minh Nguyen, Houston
  • KEYNOTE – Speckle tracking in Pediatrics: limits and technical challenges πŸ‘€ Jan d’Hooge, Leuven
  • RV remodeling in tetralogy of Fallot- influence of dyssynchrony and ventricular interactions πŸ‘€ Mark Friedberg, Toronto
  • Atrial strain for assessing diastolic function in pediatric heart disease πŸ‘€ Minh Nguyen, Houston
  • Artificial intelligence how can it advance pediatric echocardiography πŸ‘€ Lasse Lovstakken, Norway

FACULTY DINNER 


Friday, November 7

8:00 am – COFFEE START

8:15 am – WELCOMING

  • KEYNOTE – Regulation of Brain Perfusion in Children with CHD πŸ‘€ Kenneth Brady, Chicago
  • Neuromonitoring (for children with congenital heart disease) – A Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) With Clinical Impact πŸ‘€ Joppe Nijman, Utrecht
  • Brain perfusion in newborns – impact of  patent ductus arteriosus on the brain πŸ‘€ Elise Langouet, Bordeaux
  • Neonatal cardiac surgeries and brain perfusion πŸ‘€ Christopher Haller, Toronto
  • NeoDoppler – how and why πŸ‘€ Siri Ann Nyrnes, Trondheim
  • 2D Ultrafast Doppler: quantification and arteries-veins discrimination πŸ‘€ Nikan Fakhari, Toronto
  • Functional Ultrasound (fUS) – ready to go in clinical practice? πŸ‘€ Charlie Demene, Paris
  • Brain perfusion monitoring: do we need new equipment? πŸ‘€ JΓ©rΓ΄me Baranger, Paris

12:30 // LUNCH BREAK

  • Heart and brain: developmental link πŸ‘€ Luc Mertens, Toronto
  • Shear wave elastography for newborn brain πŸ‘€ Mathieu Pernot. Paris
  • Cardiac and cerebral MRI in neonates: should we systematically combine both? πŸ‘€ Israel Valverde, Sevilla/Toronto
  • Transcranial ultrafast ultrasound localization microscopy πŸ‘€ Charlie Demene, Paris

Organizing Committee

Practical Information

Where ?

IHU Liryc

Avenue du Haut-LΓ©vΓͺque

33600 Pessac

FRANCE

Contacts

SΓ©verine MARTIN

Training Project Manager

at IHU Liryc