TY - JOUR
T1 - MRI in coronary artery disease
AU - Barkhausen, Jörg
AU - Hunold, Peter
AU - Waltering, Kai Uwe
PY - 2004/12/1
Y1 - 2004/12/1
N2 - Diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major challenge for medical imaging, because CAD is the leading cause of death in developed nations. Several non-invasive tests are used in clinical routine for the detection of CAD. However, due to limited sensitivity and specificity, the reliable diagnosis as well as the exclusion of CAD can only be established by catheter angiography. In patients with known CAD, therapeutic decisions require accurate information on myocardial function, ischemia and viability. Recently, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has emerged as a non-invasive cardiac imaging technique that provides information on cardiac morphology, cardiac function, myocardial viablitiy, and coronary morphology. This review discusses technical aspects and the clinical impact of different MR techniques.
AB - Diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major challenge for medical imaging, because CAD is the leading cause of death in developed nations. Several non-invasive tests are used in clinical routine for the detection of CAD. However, due to limited sensitivity and specificity, the reliable diagnosis as well as the exclusion of CAD can only be established by catheter angiography. In patients with known CAD, therapeutic decisions require accurate information on myocardial function, ischemia and viability. Recently, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has emerged as a non-invasive cardiac imaging technique that provides information on cardiac morphology, cardiac function, myocardial viablitiy, and coronary morphology. This review discusses technical aspects and the clinical impact of different MR techniques.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00330-004-2456-4
DO - 10.1007/s00330-004-2456-4
M3 - Scientific review articles
C2 - 15351901
AN - SCOPUS:11244309280
SN - 0938-7994
VL - 14
SP - 2155
EP - 2162
JO - European Radiology
JF - European Radiology
IS - 12
ER -