title: Real-time magnetic resonance imaging guidance for cardiovascular procedures.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cardiovascular system has proven to be an invaluable diagnostic tool. Given the ability to allow for real-time imaging, MRI guidance of intraoperative procedures can provide superb visualization, which can facilitate a variety of interventions and minimize the trauma of the operations as well. In addition to the anatomic detail, MRI can provide intraoperative assessment of organ and device function. Instruments and devices can be marked to enhance visualization and tracking, all of which is an advance over standard X-ray or ultrasonic imaging.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Program, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. khorvath@nih.gov
authors.forename: Keith A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Horvath
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dumitru
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mazilu
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Guttman
authors.forename: Elliot R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: McVeigh
mesh_terms: D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013997:Time Factors