Updates in Cardiac MRI
Karen G. Ordovas, MD, MAS Editor It is with great enthusiasm that I introduce this issue of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America focused on cardiac MR Imaging….
Cardiac Imaging
Lynne S. Steinbach, MD, FACR, Consulting Editor This issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America focuses on Cardiac MR imaging, a very critical and rapidly evolving field. It…
Pediatric Chest MR Imaging
Advances in technology coupled with optimized protocols now permit evaluation of the lungs with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the pediatric population. Although computed tomography remains the preferred imaging modality…
Pediatric Chest MR Imaging
Thoracic MR imaging in the pediatric population provides unique challenges requiring tailored protocols and a practical approach to pediatric issues, such as patient motion and sedation. Concern regarding the use…
State-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Vascular Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Vascular thoracic outlet syndrome is caused by compression of subclavian/axillary vessels during their passage from the thoracic cavity to the axilla. Early diagnosis and treatment is important to prevent debilitating…
Imaging Pulmonary Arterial Thromboembolism
Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography of the pulmonary arteries is a rapidly evolving technique with proven clinical usefulness. Multiple-step protocols, such as MR perfusion followed by high–spatial resolution MR angiography, seem…
MR Imaging of Thoracic Veins
MR imaging of thoracic veins is performed to evaluate the heart and thoracic vasculature. The protocol can be customized to the clinical question. In the embryo, systemic and pulmonary vein…
MR Imaging of the Thoracic Aorta
Pre- and postoperative evaluation, serial follow-up studies, and screening examinations of the aorta are performed with noninvasive cross-sectional imaging modalities like CT and MR imaging. MR imaging allows for dedicated…
PET/MR Imaging for Chest Diseases
PET/MR imaging, a new hybrid modality, is thought to have great potential in oncologic imaging because it provides advantages of both PET, which allows functional imaging capability, and MR imaging,…
Hyperpolarized Gas MR Imaging
Functional imaging offers information more sensitive to changes in lung structure and function. Hyperpolarized helium ( 3 He) and xenon ( 129 Xe) MR imaging of the lungs provides sensitive…
