Indications for Cardiovascular MRI
Clinically Accepted
Left ventricular function {Case 1, Case 2, Case 3, Case 4, Case 5}
Left ventricular mass and hypertrophy Intracardiac mass {Case 6}{Case 7}
Congenital heart disease
Anomalous coronary arteries
Constrictive pericarditis
Vascular
Aortic dissection
Aortic intramural hematoma
Aortic aneurysm (thoracic or abdominal)
Carotid artery stenosis
Intracranial vascular abnormalities
Renal artery stenosis
Research applications likely to be clinically accepted in the near future
Right ventricular function
Myocardial infarction imaging {Case 5, Case 10}
Dobutamine stress testing to detect coronary artery disease
Dobutamine stress testing to determine myocardial viability
Vasodilator stress perfusion imaging
Valvular heart disease {Case 8, Case 9}
Vascular
Peripheral arterial disease
Research and Potential Applications
Coronary artery imaging to detect coronary stenosis
Atherosclerotic plaque imaging and characterization
Arterial compliance
Diastolic heart function
Quantitative regional heart function
Myocardial mechanics
Interventional MRI
Intravascular MRI
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