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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cardiac Function and Flow: Present and Future

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Advanced Imaging In Coronary Artery Disease

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 202))

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Soon after its clinical introduction more than a decade ago, it became evident that magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the heart and vascular system could not only provide excellent depiction of the anatomy but also of function and physiology. Images with high spatial resolution and tissue contrast were obtained without using ionizing radiation and offered a wide field-of-view without restrictions to image plane orientations. The tomographic approach allowed for accurate measurement in three dimensions of heart and vessel structures and quantification of blood flow, in a highly reproducible and operator-independent manner.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Ernst E. Van Der Wall

  2. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Paul K. Blanksma  & Harry J. G. M. Crijns  & 

  3. Department of Cardiology, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Menco G. Niemeyer

  4. PET-center, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Willem Vaalburg

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van Rossum, A.C. (1998). Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cardiac Function and Flow: Present and Future. In: Van Der Wall, E.E., Blanksma, P.K., Niemeyer, M.G., Vaalburg, W., Crijns, H.J.G.M. (eds) Advanced Imaging In Coronary Artery Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 202. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0866-2_18

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