title: Performing cardiac MR imaging: an overview.
abstract: Because of the enormous economic and social impact of cardiovascular disease in the United States, there is a need for improved noninvasive diagnosis. Cardiac MR imaging is a versatile, comprehensive technique for assessing cardiac morphology and function. With an understanding of cardiac anatomy and physiology as well as MR physical principles, cardiac MR imaging can be performed and play an important role in patient management.
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 South Kingshighway Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. mpamin@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poustchi-Amin
authors.forename: Fernando R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mirowitz
authors.forename: Vamsidhar R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Narra
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Pamela K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Woodard
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*