BookMushabbar A. Syed, Subha V. Raman and Orlando P. Simonetti, editors.
Summary: This book is a comprehensive and authoritative text on the subject of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). Imaging experts from the most medically advanced areas of the world discuss the basic principles of this modality in detail while maintaining a focus on the needs of cardiovascular imagers who wish to learn more about this subject but do not have a strong background in physics. CMR is now considered a clinically important imaging modality for patients with a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases. Recent developments have influenced a wide variety of cardiovascular imaging applications, many of which are now routinely used in clinical practice in CMR laboratories around the world. That it is non-invasive and lacks ionizing radiation exposure make CMR uniquely important for patients whose clinical condition requires serial imaging follow-up. Basic Principles of Cardiovascular MRI: Physics and Imaging Techniques includes a wealth of CMR examples in the form of high-resolution still images. Each imaging technique is discussed in separate chapters that include the physics and clinical applications (with cardiovascular examples) of that particular technique. As such, this book will be essential for cardiovascular medicine specialists and trainees , cardiovascular physicists, and clinical cardiovascular imagers.
Contents:
MRI scanner and coils
Signal generation
k-space
Pulse sequence
Image acquisition
Image resolution
Fast imaging
High field MRI (3 Tesla or higher)
Artifacts
MRI safety
Gating
Gradient echo and cine imaging
Black blood imaging and tissue characterization
Perfusion
Stress testing
Late gadolinium enhancement imaging (scar/fibrosis)
Phase contrast flow
Coronary imaging
Spectroscopy
Contrast media
Contrast enhanced MRA
Non-contrast enhanced MRA
Advanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance techniques.