Magnetic resonance imaging of congenital heart disease.
Magnetic resonance imaging plays a very important role in the noninvasive evaluation of patients with congenital heart defects. The purpose of this article is to address the practical application of this technology to patients with congenital heart defects. Issues related to patient monitoring, image interpretation, and specific applications in different disease entities are also discussed.
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Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011184:Postoperative Period