MR imaging of the heart: functional imaging.
To date, most applications of cardiovascular MRI relate to the evaluation of major vessels rather than the heart itself. However, MRI plays a major role in the evaluation of specific types of cardiovascular pathology, namely intracardiac and paracardiac masses, pericardial disease, and congenital heart disease. In addition, because the visualization of cardiovascular anatomy with MR is non-invasive and permits three-dimensional analysis but also allows functional assessment of the cardiac pump, it is clear that MRI will have a growing and significant impact over the next years. We review some of the technical aspect of cardiac MRI and describe the current and potential clinical and investigative applications of this new methodology.
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Département d'Imagerie Diagnostique et Thérapeutique, Laboratoire Creatis-UMR CNRS 5515, Hôpital Cardiovasculaire et Pneumologique, F-69394 Lyon Cedex 03, France. croisille@creatis.univ-lyon1.fr
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D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine; D005080:Exercise Test; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine