title: Overview of left ventricular outpouchings on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Left ventricular outpouchings commonly include aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, and diverticulum and are now being increasingly detected on imaging. Distinction between these entities is of prime importance to guide proper management as outcomes for these entities differ substantially. Chest radiograph is usually nonspecific in their diagnosis. Echocardiography, multi-detector computed tomography evaluation and angiography are helpful in the diagnosis with their inherit limitations. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is emerging as a very useful tool that allows simultaneous anatomical and functional evaluation along with tissue characterization, which has diagnostic, theraputic and prognostic implications. This article gives an overview of left ventricular outpouchings with special emphasis on their differentiation using cardiac MRI.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Diverticulum; aneurysm; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); pseudoaneurysm