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 …

The clinical use of MR imaging in ischemic heart disease is still limited, although this is the
major cardiac disease afflicting populations of many countries. However, with the recent …

With the development of fast scan techniques and technical advances in software, cardiac
MRI can now be used for morphological and functional evaluation of the heart with good …

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 …

When ischemic heart disease (IHD) is suspected or confirmed, the primary imaging modality
is echocardiography. When appropriate, complementary examinations can be performed …

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has many potential advantages over
conventional cardiac imaging techniques. These include a lack of ionizing radiation, free …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Cardiac MRI continues to develop and advance. MRI accurately depicts cardiac structure,
function, perfusion, and myocardial viability with an overall capacity unmatched by any other …