Optimized 3D ultrashort echo time pulmonary MRI

KM Johnson, SB Fain, ML Schiebler… - Magnetic resonance in …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To optimize 3D radial ultrashort echo time MRI for high resolution whole‐lung
imaging. Methods 3D radial ultrashort echo time was implemented on a 3T scanner to …

Right ventricular cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: normal anatomy and spectrum of pathological findings

N Galea, I Carbone, D Cannata, G Cannavale… - Insights into …, 2013 - Springer
Background The right ventricle (RV) has been defined as the “forgotten chamber”, as its role
in cardiac physiopathology has long been underestimated. Nevertheless, the RV is involved …

Noninvasive estimation of PA pressure, flow, and resistance with CMR imaging: derivation and prospective validation study from the ASPIRE registry

AJ Swift, S Rajaram, J Hurdman, C Hill… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop a composite numerical model based on
parameters from cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging for noninvasive estimation of …

Magnetic resonance imaging to assess the effect of exercise training on pulmonary perfusion and blood flow in patients with pulmonary hypertension

S Ley, C Fink, F Risse, N Ehlken, C Fischer… - European …, 2013 - Springer
Objectives To evaluate whether careful exercise training improves pulmonary perfusion and
blood flow in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), as assessed by magnetic …

Evaluation of right ventricular remodeling using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in co-existent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep …

B Sharma, TG Neilan, RY Kwong… - COPD: Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Untreated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) co-existing with obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA), also known as overlap syndrome, has higher cardiovascular mortality than …

Noninvasive assessment of pulmonary hemodynamics in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension by high temporal resolution phase-contrast …

KF Kreitner, GM Wirth, F Krummenauer… - Circulation …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Right heart catheterization is the gold standard for assessment of pulmonary
hemodynamics in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. To date …

Noninvasive monitoring of serial changes in pulmonary vascular resistance and acute vasodilator testing using cardiac magnetic resonance

A García-Álvarez, L Fernández-Friera… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: The study sought to evaluate the ability of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) to
monitor acute and long-term changes in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) …

MR-based measurements of portal vein flow and liver stiffness for predicting gastroesophageal varices

H Morisaka, U Motosugi, T Ichikawa, K Sano… - … Resonance in Medical …, 2013 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objectives: We evaluated flow parameters measured by phase-contrast magnetic resonance
(MR) imaging (PC-MRI) of the portal venous system and liver stiffness measured by MR …

Diagnosis and management of pulmonary arterial hypertension using MR imaging

T Iwasawa - Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences, 2013 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a syndrome that results from restricted blood‰ ow
through the pulmonary arterial circulation, which leads to a pathological increase in …

Translational magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy: opportunities and challenges

JC Waterton - 2013 - books.rsc.org
The ultimate goal of most biomedical research is to improve preventive, diagnostic and
therapeutic interventions in human disease. Unfortunately, many novel and ingenious NMR …