[Cardiac MRT. Research technic and topographic anatomical imaging information]

ECG-triggered cardio-MRT, using T1-weighted SE sequences, provides images of the heart showing very high anatomical resolution. So far, however, it has not been possible to demonstrate the morphology of the valves and coronary vessels. By using multiplanar sections, it is possible to obtain cuts which are perpendicular to the portion of myocardium or valve under consideration. This provides optimal imaging for morphological diagnosis and for evaluating the ventricular myocardium and its function.