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 π€ Luc Mertens, Toronto
- 3D echocardiography and integration of hemodynamics. Can we predict hemodynamic results of valve repair? π€ Nina Hakacova, Lunds
- 3D Echocardiography for guiding interventional valve procedures in CHD π€ Xavier Iriart, Bordeaux
- Fusion imaging and its role in surgical decision making. The multimodality future π€ Israel Valverde, Sevilla/Toronto
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20 minutes discussion
Break (15 minutes)
- KEYNOTE Novel insights into cardiac structure and cardiac development π€ TBD
- Spatial resolution in echocardiography: can we still improve it? π€ Mathieu Pernot, Paris
- Myocardial structure assessment β can shear wave ultrasound assess stiffness and fiber orientation? π€ Annette Caenen, Ghent
- 3D ultrafast ultrasound imaging – the future for neonatal cardiac anatomy assessment π€ Clement Papadacci, Paris
12:45 // LUNCH BREAK
- KEYNOTE – Myocardial elastography with natural and induced shear waves in pediatric echocardiography – current state of the art π€ Olivier Villemain, Bordeaux
- Stiffness assessment in single ventricles; the new frontier? π€ Thomas Salaets, Leuven
- Myocardial work assessment in pediatric heart disease based on stiffness-strain analysis. the next frontier? π€ Maelys Venet, Bordeaux
- The relationship between tissue and flow properties in the fetal heart π€ Solveig Fadnes, Trondheim
- KEYNOTE – Blood Speckle Tracking in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease- what does it add? π€ Siri Ann Nyrnes, Trondheim
- Intraventricular Pressure Difference by Blood Speckle Tracking- can we assess diastolic suction? π€ Kristian Sorensen, Trondheim
- Coronary perfusion quantification by high frame rate imaging: do we have to use microbubbles in pediatrics? π€ Hendrik Vos, Ghent
- Myocardial blood volume assessment in pediatric heart disease- what does it add? π€ Minh Nguyen, Houston
- KEYNOTE – Speckle tracking in Pediatrics: limits and technical challenges π€ Jan d’Hooge, Leuven
- RV remodeling in tetralogy of Fallot- influence of dyssynchrony and ventricular interactions π€ Mark Friedberg, Toronto
- Atrial strain for assessing diastolic function in pediatric heart disease π€ Minh Nguyen, Houston
- Artificial intelligence how can it advance pediatric echocardiography π€ 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 π€ Kenneth Brady, Chicago
- Neuromonitoring (for children with congenital heart disease) – A Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) With Clinical Impact π€ Joppe Nijman, Utrecht
- Brain perfusion in newborns – impact of patent ductus arteriosus on the brain π€ Elise Langouet, Bordeaux
- Neonatal cardiac surgeries and brain perfusion π€ Christopher Haller, Toronto
- NeoDoppler β how and why π€ Siri Ann Nyrnes, Trondheim
- 2D Ultrafast Doppler: quantification and arteries-veins discrimination π€ Nikan Fakhari, Toronto
- Functional Ultrasound (fUS) β ready to go in clinical practice? π€ Charlie Demene, Paris
- Brain perfusion monitoring: do we need new equipment? π€ JΓ©rΓ΄me Baranger, Paris
12:30 // LUNCH BREAK
- Heart and brain: developmental link π€ Luc Mertens, Toronto
- Shear wave elastography for newborn brain π€ Mathieu Pernot. Paris
- Cardiac and cerebral MRI in neonates: should we systematically combine both? π€ Israel Valverde, Sevilla/Toronto
- Transcranial ultrafast ultrasound localization microscopy π€ 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