Cookies on this website

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click 'Accept all cookies' we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you won't see this message again. If you click 'Reject all non-essential cookies' only necessary cookies providing core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility will be enabled. Click 'Find out more' for information on how to change your cookie settings.

A review provides an overview of the existing cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) techniques and their application to clinical problems and identify the main clinical areas of use. CMR needs to balance spatial with temporal resolution and to maximize the contrast between blood and myocardium. Tissue characterization of the myocardium itself is possible, with gadolinium contrast imaging and cardiac spectroscopy, and three-dimensional angiographic imaging with gadolinium is widely used. A high degree of interaction is required from the operator during the scanning to react to findings and to place imaging slices appropriately. The velocity of a tissue can be measured using the technique of phase velocity mapping which is applied to the flow of moving blood in CMR. Velocity can also be used to assess the severity of any stenosis across a valve or across a vessel.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.pnmrs.2010.12.001

Type

Journal article

Journal

Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Publication Date

01/01/2011

Volume

59

Pages

213 - 222