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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for the Evaluation of Suspected Cardiac Thrombus: Conventional and Emerging Techniques
Published on: June 11, 2019
[Multislice CT and MRI of coronary artery disease: current and future role]
1Service de Radiologie A, Hôpital Cochin, 27, rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France. olivier.vignaux@cch.ap-hop-paris.fr
Abstract:
If the role of multislice CT and MRI is not clearly defined in ischemic heart disease, these new cardiac imaging techniques are very promising due to recent technological advances. The detection of coronary artery plaque and stenosis, as well as coronary bypass graft and stenting patency, the evaluation of left ventricular remodeling after infarction, are available in routine with a 16-slices multislice CT. MRI is the technique of choice to appreciate the impact of a coronary artery lesion on myocardium: detection of ischemia by first-pass perfusion imaging at rest and under pharmacological stress, detection and extension of infarcted myocardium and assessment of myocardial viability. The potential indications will be discussed for each technique in the light of the main clinical questions asked by the cardiologist in daily practice.
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An X-ray, or radiograph, is a non-invasive method that uses ionizing radiation to take images of internal structures. It is mainly used in cardiac imaging to examine the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels, aiming to identify abnormalities in the heart's size, shape, and position, such as heart failure, congenital defects, and vascular...
