Cardiovascular magnetic resonance /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Nagel, E. (Eike), Rossum, A. C. van (Albert Christiaan), Fleck, E. (Eckhart)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Darmstadt, Germany : Steinkopff Darmstadt Verlag (Springer), [2004]
Subjects:	Cardiovascular Diseases > diagnosis. Heart Diseases > diagnosis. Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary. Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Table of Contents:

Pt. A. Basics
Physical principles of MR imaging
Pulse sequences
Magnetic resonance contrast agents
MR angiography methods
Methods for flow measurements
Introduction to motion suppression and motion correction
Practical handling
Pt. B. Clinical applications
Anatomical planning
Indications for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
Ventricular function parameters and mass measured by MRI : acquisition, postprocessing and reference values
Left ventricular myocardial tagging
Heart valve function
Congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathies
Cardiac tumors and masses
Myocarditis and pericarditis
MR angiography of the aorta
Peripheral magnetic resonance angiography
Dobutamine stress MR
Pathophysiology of myocardial perfusion
Absolute quantification of myocardial perfusion withh magnetic resonance first-pass imaging
Myocardial infarction and viability
Flow measurements
Coronary artery imaging
Pt. C. Future developments
Magnetic resonance imaging of atherosclerosis : classical and molecular imaging
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the heart
MR-guided cardiovascular interventions
Applications of contrast agents in cardiac MRI - pitfalls and new development