Interventional cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.
Magnetic resonance imaging provides structural and functional cardiovascular information with excellent soft tissue contrast. Real-time magnetic resonance imaging can guide transcatheter cardiovascular interventions in large animal models and may prove superior to x-ray and adjunct modalities for peripheral vascular, structural heart, and cardiac electrophysiology applications. We describe technical considerations, preclinical work, and early clinical studies in this emerging field.
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
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging