To date, most applications of cardiovascular MRI relate to the evaluation of major vessels
rather than the heart itself. However, MRI plays a major role in the evaluation of specific …

Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death in the United States and many other
countries. It absorbs a large portion of health-care budgets and, thus, has not only social but …

Cardiac MR imaging is an effective method for noninvasive imaging of the heart. The
technology has been limited in the past because of imaging difficulties associated with …

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) has a varied clinical application in many
cardiac disease processes, including pericardial and thoracic abnormalities. Anatomical and …

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is an effective method for noninvasively
imaging the heart which in the last two decades impressively enhanced spatial and temporal …

MR imaging of the heart is a rarely performed procedure compared to MR imaging of the
central nervous system (CNS) or musculoskeletal system. The reasons for this are several …

Recent developments in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the heart have refocused
attention on the potential of MR and continue to attract intense interest within the radiology …

Gated magnetic resonance imaging of the heart displays cardiac structures with excellent
resolution. This ability should be useful for assessment of cardiac physiology where …

The first MR images of the heart were produced more than fifteen years ago. Numerous
research groups worldwide have developed and implemented MR techniques for examining …

Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death in the Western world. It absorbs a large
portion of the United States health care budget and has both social and economic …