title: Magnetic resonance imaging guided cardiovascular interventions in congenital heart diseases.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to present some recent applications of diagnostic and interventional MRI in congenital heart disease. To date x-ray-based techniques have been the norm for most diagnostic and therapeutic applications. With the advent of ultrafast MRI and the development of MRI-compatible catheters and guide wires, the goal of achieving real-time guidance by MRI for interventions in congenital heart diseases has proven feasible. We briefly review the latest advances in cardiovascular MRI, and the development of MR-compatible devices for diagnostic and therapeutic applications such as ASD closure and pulmonary artery dilation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rickers
authors.forename: Ravi Teja
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Seethamraju
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jerosch-Herold
authors.forename: Norbert M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Wilke
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011651:Pulmonary Artery