Thoracic Aortic Disease
The anatomic and functional characteristics of the aorta, which may at first glance appear relatively straightforward, are now recognized to be complex. Recent insights from both modern imaging technology and…
The Pericardium: Anatomy and Spectrum of Disease
The pericardium is an important structure in the evaluation of patients with cardiovascular disease. Understanding pericardial anatomy and the complex hemodynamics associated with pericardial pathology is critical in assessing the…
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Carotids, Aorta, and Peripheral Vessels
Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is an important imaging modality for the diagnosis, clinical workup, and treatment planning in patients suspected of a wide range of vascular pathology. The aim of…
Cardiac and Paracardiac Masses
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) provides a noninvasive and three-dimensional (3D) assessment of masses involving the cardiac chambers, the pericardium, and extracardiac structures. CMR has become an established method to yield…
Pulmonary Vein and Left Atrial Imaging
The development of radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation has led to an increased interest in the accurate determination of pulmonary vein anatomy and left atrial fibrosis assessment…
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Assessment of Right Ventricular Anatomy and Function
Accurate noninvasive assessment of right ventricular (RV) mass and systolic function is important in several pathologies, such as grown-up congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, valvular heart disease,…
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common genetic cardiomyopathy, is present in potentially as many as 1 : 200 individuals in the general population, and is caused by over 1400 mutations in at…
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Cardiac Transplantation
Cardiac transplant recipients require lifelong surveillance for common and life-threatening posttransplant complications such as acute cardiac allograft rejection (ACAR) and coronary allograft vasculopathy (CAV). Imaging plays an important role in…
Myocarditis
Myocarditis (from Greek/Latin “inflammation of the heart muscle”) is commonly used for viral myocarditis, although there are numerous other heart conditions leading to myocardial inflammation, including acute ischemic injury, infiltrative…
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a heritable heart muscle disease characterized by fibrofatty replacement of, predominantly, the right ventricular (RV) myocardium, which predisposes patients to potentially life-threatening arrhythmias and…
