Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has become an established imaging modality with an expanding range of clinical indications. All clinicians working in cardiology or imaging should therefore have a general understanding of the diagnostic information that can be obtained from CMR, the indications for referral as well as contraindications and limitations of the technique. The Cardiovascular MR Manual is a practical and compact introductory text to CMR. It includes a didactic overview of the physics of magnetic resonance imaging, cross-referencing consistently to the clinical chapters and describing the relationship between an understanding of basic MRI physics and producing better images. The authors review the practicalities of CMR from referral to screening, set-up of the study and reporting, including numerous tips and tricks on how the reader can improve the quality of their images. The book outlines the most commonly acquired image components used in CMR and details how CMR is used in clinical practice. It covers the most common referrals for CMR imaging in a structured way with imaging protocols and case examples for each indication. Throughout the book, the authors have used graphs and tables to highlight important learning aspects. The emphasis of each chapter is on providing practical, hands-on information, making this book a key resource for all training and certifying for the use of CMR.
Author(s): Sven Plein, John Greenwood, John Phillip Ridgway (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 487
Tags: Cardiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Imaging / Radiology; Internal Medicine
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
What’s Inside the Magnet and Why?....Pages 3-10
The MRI Environment....Pages 11-15
Protons and Spins: The Origin of the MRI Signal....Pages 17-20
Generating a Signal: RF Pulses and Echoes....Pages 21-30
Relaxation Times, Gradient Echoes, and Spin Echoes....Pages 31-43
Making an Image: Locating and Encoding Signals in Space....Pages 45-59
Image Space and k-Space....Pages 61-67
Imaging Parameters and Image Attributes....Pages 69-81
Improving SNR with Surface Coils and Array Coils....Pages 83-86
Pulse Sequences and Image Contrast....Pages 87-96
Gradient Echo Versus Spin Echo....Pages 97-102
Black Blood Versus Bright Blood Imaging....Pages 103-110
Dealing with Cardiac Motion: How Do We Image the Beating Heart?....Pages 111-122
Dealing with Respiratory Motion....Pages 123-126
Fast Imaging: How Do We Speed Up the Image Acquisition?....Pages 127-137
Special Pulse Sequences for Cardiac Imaging....Pages 139-165
Common Artifacts....Pages 167-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
The Basics of a CMR Study....Pages 187-203
Components of CMR Protocols....Pages 205-250
Anatomy by CMR....Pages 251-259
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
The CMR Report....Pages 261-264
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
Diseases of the aorta....Pages 267-277
Cardiomyopathies....Pages 279-332
Pericardial Disease....Pages 333-360
Cardiac Masses....Pages 361-374
Valvular Heart Disease....Pages 375-385
Ischemic Heart Disease....Pages 387-438
Basic Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)....Pages 439-456
Pulmonary Vein Assessment....Pages 457-462
Interventional Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 463-474
Back Matter....Pages 475-487
