Advances in interventional cardiovascular MRI.
Because of its superior soft tissue imaging, MRI has become a valuable diagnostic tool in cardiovascular disease. These strengths make MRI attractive to guide therapeutic catheter-based procedures, both conventional and novel. We review how to configure an interventional MRI suite, how MRI catheter devices differ from conventional radiographic catheters, and finally developments in preclinical and investigational clinical applications.
Raman
Venkatesh K
VK
Cardiovascular Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1538, USA.
Lederman
Robert J
RJ
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional