title: Cardiac MRI is an important complementary tool to Doppler echocardiography in the management of patients with pulmonary regurgitation.
abstract: Cardiac MRI (CMR) is a noninvasive diagnostic tool with comprehensive capabilities similar to that of two-dimensional echocardiography with Doppler. In addition to the ability to evaluate the etiology and severity of pulmonary valve regurgitation (PR), CMR is well designed to serially monitor the impact of the PR on the right ventricle (RV). Importantly, RV dilation and dysfunction is a critical determinate to time surgical intervention. CMR gives the silent RV, suffering from PR, a voice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Arizona, Sarver Heart Center, University Medical Center, Tucson, Arisona 85724-5037, USA. vsorrell@email.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Vincent L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Sorrell
authors.forename: Maria I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Altbach
authors.forename: Vijayasree
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kudithipudi
authors.forename: Scott W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Squire
authors.forename: Stan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Scott E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Klewer
mesh_terms: D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging