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Dr. Gary H. Gibbons, MD: WELL, WE'RE HERE AT CHILDREN'S NATIONAL
HERE IN WASHINGTON, DC.
THIS IS AN EXCITING MILESTONE EVENT.
WE'RE CHRISTENING THIS NEW ICMR CENTER FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING,
WHICH REALLY SHOULD BE A BREAKTHROUGH FOR
THE TREATMENT AND CARE AND DIAGNOSIS OF CHILDREN
WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE.
IT'S A REALLY--AN OUTGROWTH OF THIS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
NIH AND CHILDREN'S NATIONAL.
SO, THIS NEW INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC MRI SUITE
IS REALLY UNIQUE.
THERE'S ONLY A FEW OF THESE IN THE WORLD.
THIS SPECIFIC HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
THAT'S COMING IN HERE AT CHILDREN'S IS REALLY THE KEY TO
IMAGING FASTER, IMAGING WITHOUT SEDATION,
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE PICTURES.
SO, THE SOFTWARE PLATFORM COMBINED WITH
THE POWERFUL MAGNET AND THE HARDWARE INVOLVED IN THE MAGNET
ARE REALLY WHAT ARE GOING TO GIVE US
THESE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES.
THIS IS A REALLY UNIQUE SYSTEM.
EVERYTHING HERE IS TAILOR MADE, REALLY, FOR TREATING INFANTS,
CHILDREN, AND EVEN ADULTS BUT WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE.
8 TO 10 OUT OF 1,000 KIDS THAT ARE BORN
HAVE SOME CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE.
IT'S THE NUMBER-ONE BIRTH DEFECT.
AND A LARGE NUMBER OF THOSE KIDS WILL NEED
A CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION.
THE MAJORITY OF PROBLEMS THAT WE SEE IN KIDS ARE STRUCTURAL,
SO, THERE'S A VESSEL THAT'S TOO SMALL OR THERE'S SOMETHING
THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE THAT IS THERE,
OR THERE'S NOT ENOUGH CHAMBERS OF THE HEART,
AND WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THAT
OR HOW TO MAKE WHAT THEY HAVE WORK.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE ALL THE ENGINEERING CAPABILITIES
THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS AT NIH
AND ADAPT THEM TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN.
FOR EXAMPLE, TO PERFORM REGULAR NON-INVASIVE
MRI EXAMINATION MORE RAPIDLY,
PERHAPS WITHOUT GENERAL ANESTHESIA,
TO PERFORM CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT RADIATION
ENTIRELY UNDER MRI WHEN POSSIBLE,
OR WITH LESS RADIATION IF X-RAY IS NECESSARY.
IN CHILDREN, RADIATION EXPOSURE IS MUCH MORE TOXIC BECAUSE
THEY'RE SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF X-RAYS
THAT WE NEED TO PERFORM CONVENTIONAL CATHETER PROCEDURES.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN TAKE A LOT OF
OPEN CHEST PROCEDURES, TAKE THEM OFF THE TABLE.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF KIDS WHO HAVE
MULTIPLE LONG TERM OR X-RAY RADIATIONS FOR THEIR PROCEDURES.
HOPEFULLY, WE MIGHT IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSTIC PRECISION
AND ACCURACY AVAILABLE TO KIDS.
Dr. Olivieri: THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH AT THE NIH
ARE REALLY GENIUSES AT WHAT THEY DO,
AND SO I LOOK AT MY JOB AS TO INSPIRE THESE GENIUSES
TO TAKE WHAT'S ALREADY WORKING SO WELL
FOR ADULTS AND CARDIAC MRI AND ADAPT IT AND CHANGE IT SO THAT
WE CAN GET IT WORKING FOR KIDS AND BABIES.
IT'S INCREDIBLY EXCITING TO WORK WITH
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGISTS.
THEY'RE REALLY SMART AND THEY'RE REALLY COMMITTED
TO THE HEALTH OF THEIR PATIENTS
AND THEY INTRODUCE US TO COMPLETELY NEW WAYS
TO APPROACH THE CARE OF PATIENTS.
THERE'S A PARTICULAR ALLURE TO HELPING
CHILDREN WHO HAVE HEART DISEASE.
YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS, THEY WERE BORN WITH IT,
AND YOU JUST WANT TO GIVE THEM A FIGHTING CHANCE.
AND THIS IS A COLLABORATION THAT WILL HELP MORE CHILDREN BE ABLE
TO HAVE THAT FIGHTING CHANCE.
AT A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, DREAMS OUGHT TO COME TRUE.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT, TO AFFECT THE LIVES
OF YOUNG CHILDREN.
SO, IT'S AN EXCITING BEGINNING OF WHAT SHOULD BE
AN EXCITING FUTURE.