title: Cardiovascular MRI: current role in patient management.
abstract: The role of cardiovascular MRI in patient management is still evolving. Its capability to demonstrate anatomy without risk has made it an important supplement to ultrasound and a replacement for CT and angiography in many settings. In vivo metabolic studies of congenital and acquired diseases may be the most important future developments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Soulen
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis