title: CT and MR imaging of the pulmonary valve.
abstract: With rapid advancements in imaging technology, cardiac computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging are increasingly being used for anatomic evaluation, functional assessment, and pathologic diagnosis of the pulmonary valve and right ventricle. MR imaging is especially helpful in evaluating postoperative pulmonary valve function and grading of pulmonary regurgitation. On the other hand, CT has the advantage of high-resolution isovolumetric whole-chest coverage and is able to depict anatomic detail of the pulmonary valve, perivalvular structures, and pulmonary artery branches.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, USC University Hospital, 1500 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033 (F.S., A.G.); Cardiac Morphology Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital (S.Y.H.); Rush Center for Congenital and Structural Heart Disease, Rush University Medical Center (Z.M.H.); and Department of Human Anatomy, University of Extremadura, Spain (D.S.Q.).
authors.forename: Farhood
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saremi
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gera
authors.forename: S Yen
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Ziyad M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Hijazi
authors.forename: Damián
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Quintana
mesh_terms: D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*