Introduction to cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Technical principles and clinical applications
Journal
Acta Cardiologica Sinica
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
2
Pages
129-144
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Abstract
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a set of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques designed to assess cardiovascular morphology, ventricular function, myocardial perfusion, tissue characterization, flow quantification and coronary artery disease. Since MRI is a non-invasive tool and free of radiation, it is suitable for longitudinal monitoring of treatment effect and follow-up of disease progress. Compared to MRI of other body parts, CMR faces specific challenges from cardiac and respiratory motion. Therefore, CMR requires synchronous cardiac and respiratory gating or breath-holding techniques to overcome motion artifacts. This article will review the basic principles of MRI and introduce the CMR techniques that can be optimized for enhanced clinical assessment. ? 2016, Republic of China Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
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Other Subjects
Article; breath holding; cardiac gated imaging; cardiac mapping system; cardiovascular magnetic resonance; clinical assessment; coronary artery aneurysm; electrocardiography; heart muscle fibrosis; heart muscle perfusion; heart muscle relaxation; heart ventricle function; human; magnetic resonance angiography; qualitative analysis; quantitative analysis; radiofrequency; respiratory gated imaging; signal processing
Type
journal article