Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Heart and Vessels

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Heart and Vessels

In recent years magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has enriched the technological potential available for the characterization of cardiovascular pathologies, adding substantial advantages to other non-invasive techniques. This technique, which is intrinsically digital and has reduced operator dependency, allows the performance of image analysis in a quantitative and reproducible manner.
The use of non-ionizing energy with the consequent absence of an environmental impact and of operator and patient biohazards makes MRI a winning technique when evaluating the risk & benefit ratio in comparison to other imaging methods.
In virtue of its added diagnostic value and inherent refinements that allow construction of two- and three-dimensional images, MRI is gaining a primary role in the histopathological and physiopathological understanding of a large number of pathologies concerning the heart and vessels.
This text is addressed both to MRI operators seeking specific technical information and to clinicians who wish to have a better understanding of the diagnostic and management advantages that MRI can offer.

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Massimo Lombardi, CNR Pisa, Italy / Carlo Bartolozzi, Università Pisa, Italy

Inhaltsangabe

- Physical Principles of Imaging with Magnetic Resonance
- Techniques of Fast MR Image Formation for Studying the Cardiovascular System
- Post-processing
- Contrast Agents in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- Intracranial Vascular District
- Vessels of the Neck
- Heart:
... Heart Morphology
... Study of Heart Function
... Study of Myocardium: Stress MRI. Myocardial Perfusion. Myocardial Viability. Cardiomyopathies
... Valvular Disease
... Coronary Arteries
... Tumors and Masses of the Heart and of the Pericardium
... Congenital Heart Diseases
- Pericardium and Mediastinum
- Thoracic Aorta
- Renal Arteries
- Abdominal Aorta
- Peripheral Arterial System.