The promise of whole-heart coronary MRI.
The noninvasive detection of coronary artery disease has been a major goal of newer cardiac imaging technologies. Over the past decade, coronary MRI has undergone significant advances, resulting in excellent sensitivity for detecting coronary artery disease. Whole-heart coronary MRI, a technique that is somewhat analogous to coronary CT angiography, has emerged as a promising approach for the noninvasive evaluation of the coronary arteries.
Hauser
Thomas H
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Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. thauser@bidmc.harvard.edu
Manning
Warren J
WJ
D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation