title: Cardiovascular applications of phase-contrast MRI.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to review and illustrate various clinical applications of phase-contrast MRI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cardiac MRI has emerged as a valuable noninvasive clinical tool for evaluation of the cardiovascular system. Phase-contrast MRI has a variety of established applications in quantifying blood flow and velocity and several emerging applications, such as evaluation of diastolic function and myocardial dyssynchrony.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, 530 First Ave., HCC-C48, New York, NY 10016, USA. srichai@alum.mit.edu
authors.forename: Monvadi B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Srichai
authors.forename: Ruth P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Samson
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Vivian S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity