title: Cardiac magnetic resonance at high field: promises and problems.
abstract: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) at high magnetic field (3 Tesla) is rapidly evolving with many promising results. However, the challenges of field inhomogeneities and specific absorption rate limitations need to be addressed before reaping the benefits of high magnetic field for CMRI. This review focuses on the methods to overcome some of these challenges and the current and potential applications of this technology.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Radiology Department and NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. agharib@nhlbi.nih.gov
authors.forename: Ahmed M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gharib
authors.forename: Abdalla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elagha
authors.forename: Roderic I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Pettigrew
mesh_terms: D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*