Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography

Description

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the clinical applications of coronary angiography techniques. Coronary MRA can be instrumental in the evaluation of congenital coronary artery anomalies, however, the complexity of advanced MR pulse sequences and strategies may be overwhelming to many. Coronary MR Angiography demystifies the art of coronary MRA by providing a text in plain language with clearly illustrated imaging steps and protocols. Designed to bridge the gap between radiology and cardiology, it is written for physicians and scientists planning to incorporate this technique into their research or practice. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Coronary MRA: What It Is, and Why We Should Be Interested....Pages 1-9 Anatomy and Physiology of Coronary Arteries....Pages 10-18 Coronary MR Angiographic Techniques....Pages 19-36 History of Coronary MRA....Pages 37-42 2-D and 3-D Breathhold Coronary MRA: How Do I Do It?....Pages 43-58 3-D Free-Breathing (Navigator) Coronary MRA: How Do I Do It?....Pages 59-67 Clinical Applications Today....Pages 68-81 MRA of Anomalous Coronary Arteries....Pages 82-89 Coronary Artery Variants and Adult Congenital Heart Disease....Pages 90-99 MR Assessment of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patency....Pages 100-114 MRI of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts....Pages 115-128 Coronary Lesion Detection with Coronary MRA: When Will It Be Good Enough?....Pages 129-143 Coronary Flow Measurements Using MRI....Pages 144-150 Coronary Flow Reserve....Pages 151-171 First-Generation Coronary MRA Techniques....Pages 172-183 Second-Generation Coronary MRA Techniques....Pages 184-192 Motion Reduction Techniques for Coronary MRA....Pages 193-201 Coronary MRA Techniques Without Breathholding....Pages 202-218 MR Navigators and Their Use in Cardiac and Coronary Imaging....Pages 219-227 Third-Generation Coronary MRA Techniques and Other New Techniques....Pages 228-235 Real-Time Coronary MRI....Pages 236-241 Postprocessing and 3-D Visualization Techniques....Pages 242-244 MR of Coronary Artery Lesions Using an Interleaved Multiple Slice Image Acquisition Technique....Pages 245-263 Contrast Agents for Coronary MRA....Pages 264-266 Intravascular Contrast Agents for Cardiac MRI....Pages 267-271 Alternatives to Coronary MRA....Pages 272-273 Coronary Angiography by EB-CT....Pages 274-282 Intravascular Ultrasound. A “Look Inside” Coronary Arteries: Clinical Applications and Future Directions....Pages 283-294 The Future of Cardiac MRI....Pages 295-297 Ischemic Heart Disease: Assessment of Ventricular Function with MRI....Pages 298-320 MR Stress Ventriculography....Pages 321-333 Conclusions....Pages 334-335 Back Matter....Pages 337-342