Handbook of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging : Handbook of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) is well established in clinical practice for the diagnosis and management of a wide array of cardiovascular diseases. This expertly written source offers a wealth of information on the application and performance of CMR for diagnosis and evaluation of treatment. Providing a practical and readily understandable approach to the physical principles, imaging methods, and applications of CMR this source discusses the basic physics of MRI, methods for a basic CMR examination, and safety issues to consider when applying CMR approaches...devotes entire chapters to specific applications such as perfusion, myocardial infarction, coronary angiography, metabolism, and peripheral angiography...presents CMR methods and indications in a reader-friendly format and arranges information in an easily accessible manner ideal for those interested in using CMR on a clinical or research basis...details recent and emerging applications such as the imaging of microvascular disease and the use of 3T instruments...supplies a solid overview of the development of CMR technologies and lucid descriptions of key research studies throughout the text...and is extraordinarily well illustrated with numerous examples of virtually all of the applications of this diverse technology and diagrams to enhance the understanding of the technical aspects of CMR 1. Physical Principles Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Mark Doyle -- 2. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Instrumentation : What Equipment Do You Need For Cmr? / Edward Walsh -- 3. The Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Examination : Basic Considerations / Luigi Natale And Gerald M. Pohost -- 4. Magnetic Resonance And The Morphology Of The Heart / Benigno Soto And Vikas K. Rathi -- 5. Assessment Of Left Ventricular Function / Hakki Bolukoglu, Mark Doyle And Robert W. W. Biederman -- 6. Magnetic Resonance Assessment Of Valvular Heart Disease / Agostino Meduri And Ronald M. Razmi -- 7. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of Congenital Heart Disease / Ronald M. Razmi And Benigno Soto -- 8. Ischemic Heart Disease : Stress And Vasodilator Testing / Radha J. Sarma And Gerald M. Pohost -- 9. Ischemic Heart Disease : Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / Krishna S. Nayak And Gerald M. Pohost -- 10. Ischemic Heart Disease : Myocardial Metabolism / Steven M. Stevens, Hee-won Kim And Gerald M. Pohost -- 11. Coronary Artery Imaging / Robert W. W. Biederman And Mark Doyle -- 12. Myocardial Infarct Imaging / Jaime O. Henriquez, Mazda Motallebi And Gerald M. Pohost -- 13. Cardiomyopathies / Uzma Iqbal And Anthony R. Fuisz -- 14. Electrophysiologic Disorders / Szilard Voros -- 15. The Pericardium And Pericardial Disease / Lynne Hung -- 16. Cardiac And Paracardiac Masses / Vikas K. Rathi -- 17. The Aorta And Great Vessels / Agostino Meduri -- 18. Mri And Mra Techniques For The Evaluation Of The Systemic Arterial Vasculature / Mark A. Lawson -- 19. Risks And Safety / Mark Doyle And Robert W. W. Biederman -- 20. Cmr : The Future / Gerald M. Pohost And Krishna S. Nayak. Edited By Gerald M. Pohost, Krishna S. Nayak. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has slowly evolved from a research tool to become a clinical mainstay of diagnostic imaging for several medical disciplines. CMR continues to play an increasingly important role in the understanding of cardiac disease progression and clinical management algorithms. The most recent advances in hardware and pulse sequence design now allow for a truly impressive range of cardiac and vascular imaging opportunities that have improved existing applications and have extended the utility of CMR well beyond anatomic diagnostic studies. Despite these advances and continued progress in clinical studies, however, CMR has yet to play a primary role in the clinical management of patients with cardiovascular disease. In part, the lack of complete clinical acceptance may be related to the often intimidating technical enigma of CMR and/or the dizzying array of new and evolving applications that appear in the literature on a weekly to monthly basis. Thus, concise dissemination of this new and rapidly evolving body of information is critical for widespread growth of CMR.; Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance consolidates this wide and growing body of information into a single balanced source. This highly illustrated text provides the most recent and practical information on established foundational applications of CMR as well as giving the reader a look into the future through the presentation of state-of-the-art therapeutic applications in various stages of development. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance targets a broad readership as the editors include chapters authored by both academic and private practice clinicians, academic and industrial biomedical engineers and MR technologists Content: Physical Principles. Instrumentation. The Magnetic Resonance Examination of the Heart. Magnetic Resonance and the Morphology of the Heart. Magnetic Resonance and the Function of the Heart. Valvular Heart Disease. Congenital Heart Disease. Ischemic Heart Disease. The Cardiomyopathies. Electrophysiologic Disorders. The Pericardium. Cardiac Masses. The Aorta and Great Vessels. Peripheral Vascular Disease. Coronary Artery Disease. Cardiac Spectroscopy. Risks. The Future