Clinical applications of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in congenital heart disease.
Cardiovascular malformations occur in approximately 1% of live births. Improved diagnostic techniques and therapeutic interventions have reduced early mortality substantially, and long-term survival has improved. Management issues, however, are challenging, and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) provides much diagnostic information to guide decisions. This article provides an approach to CMR evaluation of several common congenital heart lesions.
Valente
Anne Marie
AM
Boston Adult Congenital Heart Service, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. anne.valente@cardio.chboston.org
Powell
Andrew J
AJ
D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods*