title: Assessment of blood flow and valvular heart disease using phase-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
abstract: Measurement of blood flow is important for assessing the severity of disease processes involving the cardiovascular system. Phase-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance (PC-CMR) can be used to measure blood flow noninvasively without ionizing radiation or limitations imposed by body habitus. This review describes the performance of PC-CMR and its clinical utility in assessing patients with cardiovascular or valvular heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Cardiopulmonary Sciences Department, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dall'Armellina
authors.forename: Craig A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: W Gregory
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Hundley
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003287:Contrast Media; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000502:physiology* / Q000637:transplantation; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D019737:Transplants
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media