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