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Assessment of cardiac function with MR imaging

Pairoj Rerkpattanapipat1, Wojciech Mazur, Kerry M Link

  • 1Cardiology Section, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, The Bowman Gray Campus, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1045, USA.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America
|June 12, 2003
PubMed

Insights

Cardiovascular MR imaging uses black and white blood techniques to assess left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) function. These methods offer diagnostic and prognostic insights into myocardial ischemia and viability during stress tests.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Cardiac Function Assessment
  • Myocardial Imaging

Background:

  • Assessing global and regional cardiac function is crucial in cardiovascular diagnostics.
  • Cardiovascular MR imaging offers advanced techniques for evaluating heart function.
  • Understanding myocardial ischemia and viability is key for patient prognosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline the utility of black and white blood imaging techniques in cardiovascular MR examinations.
  • To highlight the role of these techniques in assessing left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) function.
  • To emphasize their application in diagnosing and predicting outcomes related to myocardial ischemia and viability during stress testing.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a variety of black blood and white blood imaging sequences during cardiovascular MR examinations.
  • Performing assessments of global and regional LV and RV function.
  • Conducting MR imaging stress tests to evaluate myocardial ischemia and viability.

Main Results:

  • Black and white blood imaging techniques provide comprehensive assessment of LV and RV function.
  • These techniques yield valuable information about cardiac function at rest.
  • Diagnostic and prognostic data regarding myocardial ischemia and viability are obtained during stress tests.

Conclusions:

  • Cardiovascular MR imaging, employing black and white blood techniques, is effective for evaluating cardiac function.
  • These imaging modalities offer critical diagnostic and prognostic information for conditions like myocardial ischemia.
  • The techniques are valuable for assessing myocardial viability, particularly during stress examinations.

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