TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiac MRI in the management of congenital heart disease in children, adolescents, and young adults
AU - Woodard, Pamela K.
AU - Bhalla, Sanjeev
AU - Javidan-Nejad, Cylen
AU - Bierhals, Andrew
AU - Gutierrez, Fernando R.
AU - Singh, Gautam K.
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - Recent advances in MRI have made this modality an important tool for evaluating heart disease. Faster scanning techniques, high spatial resolution, lack of ionizing radiation, lack of dependence on contrast material, and capability for functional imaging have made it an emerging noninvasive diagnostic tool with great potential in younger patients with heart disease. This article discusses the role of cardiac MRI, methods of evaluation, and newer application of MRI in evaluating congenital heart disease in pediatric and young adult patients.
AB - Recent advances in MRI have made this modality an important tool for evaluating heart disease. Faster scanning techniques, high spatial resolution, lack of ionizing radiation, lack of dependence on contrast material, and capability for functional imaging have made it an emerging noninvasive diagnostic tool with great potential in younger patients with heart disease. This article discusses the role of cardiac MRI, methods of evaluation, and newer application of MRI in evaluating congenital heart disease in pediatric and young adult patients.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11936-008-0033-x
DO - 10.1007/s11936-008-0033-x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18814831
AN - SCOPUS:58649085856
SN - 1092-8464
VL - 10
SP - 419
EP - 424
JO - Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine
JF - Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine
IS - 5
ER -