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Assessment of Diastolic Function by Cardiac MRI

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Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques continue to change rapidly, and cardiac MRI is developing as an alternative noninvasive technique having the unique potential of three-dimensional function analysis with great accuracy and reproducibility. Advances in rapid cardiac MRI technology are making real-time imaging possible at approaching echocardiographic frame rates. Together with the increasing availability of cardiac MRI machines, cardiac MRI has the potential of a powerful and comprehensive tool for the analysis of heart function. In this chapter, the potential role of cardiac MRI in the evaluation of diastolic heart function is reviewed.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium

    Bernard P. Paelinck MD, PhD (Cardiologist)

  2. Radiology, Leiden University Medical, Center Leiden, The Netherlands

    Hildo J. Lamb MD, MSc, PhD (Senior resident)

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Paelinck, B.P., Lamb, H.J. (2008). Assessment of Diastolic Function by Cardiac MRI. In: Kwong, R.Y. (eds) Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-306-6_20

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