MR perfusion and delayed enhancement imaging in the heart.
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is rapidly emerging as an exciting and important technique for the investigation of congenital and acquired heart disease. This article focuses in particular on recent developments in the field of adenosine stress myocardial perfusion as well as addressing the many applications of 'delayed enhancement' imaging.
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Department of Cardiovascular MRI, University Hospitals' Network, Toronto, Ont., Canada. crean67@hotmail.com
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D000241:Adenosine; D000818:Animals; D006321:Heart; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D000241:Adenosine