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 …

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 …

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 imaging is a relatively new noninvasive imaging modality that
provides insight into multiple facets of the human myocardium not available by other …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and a significant contributor of health
care costs. Noninvasive imaging plays an essential role in the management of patients with …

MRI is simultaneously a well-established and evolving area of cardiovascular diagnostic
medical imaging. The prevalence of cardiac MRI, also termed CMR, is increasing in both …

Cardiovascular MR (CMR) imaging has become a practical, clinically useful tool for the
noninvasive evaluation of ischemic heart disease. It allows for a more comprehensive …

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 …

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 …