MR Safety Issues Particular to Women
Because of its lack of ionizing radiation, MR imaging is increasingly used for patients with cardiovascular disease, including young women. However, the risks related to the MR environment need to…
MR Imaging Evaluation of Pericardial Constriction
Abnormal thickening or rigidity of the pericardium may compromise normal cardiac function. This condition is known as pericardial constriction, or constrictive pericarditis. Several imaging modalities are used to evaluate the…
MR of Multi-Organ Involvement in the Metabolic Syndrome
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by ectopic lipid accumulation. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and spectroscopy can quantify ectopic lipid accumulation. Consequences of MetS can be evaluated with MR on…
Advances in MR Imaging Assessment of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Many novel cardiac MR sequences can be used for assessment of adult patients with congenital heart disease. Although most of these techniques are still primarily used in the research arena,…
T1 Mapping
T1 mapping, one form of tissue characterization performed with a parametric approach, has been gaining rapid popularity, as different sequences have been developed to integrate image acquisition into a clinical…
4D Flow MRI Applications for Aortic Disease
Aortic disease is routinely monitored with anatomic imaging, but until the recent advent of 3-directional phase contrast MRI (4D) flow, blood flow abnormalities have gone undetected. 4D flow measures aortic…
Ventricular Mechanics
Magnetic resonance assessment of regional myocardial function is a novel potentially important tool for early identification of cardiac pathology. Many cardiac magnetic resonance techniques have been developed for detection and…
Wrist and Hand1
10.1055/b-0034-92249 Wrist and Hand1 Joint Angles of the Distal Radius Radial Inclination Radial inclination (synonyms: radial deviation, radial tilt, ulnar inclination, radial angle; Fig. 7.1 ) is measured on a…
