Overview

Glossary 4 Chapter 1: Basics of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and 6 Normal Views 1. 1 Definition and Physical Basics 6 a. Definition and historical background 6 b. Physical basics 6 1. 2 Technical Modalities 10 a. Spin echo 12 b. Gradient echo 12 c. Fast gradient echo 13 d. Specialized techniques 13 e. Techniques under clinical investigation 13 1. 3 Study Methodology: Normal Anatomy 13 a. Technical equipment 13 b. Medical personnel 13 c. Preparation of the patient 13 d. Normal MRI anatomy 17 References 17 Chapter 2: Ventricular Morphology and Function: Study of 26 Cardiomyopathies 2. 1 Morphological Study of Heart Chambers 26 a. Left ventricle 26 b. Right ventricle 31 2. 2 Ventricular Function 31 a. Left ventricular function 31 b. Right ventricular function 33 2. 3 Cardiomyopathies 33 a. Dilated cardiomyopathy 33 b. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 33 c. Restrictive cardiomyopathy 35 d. Arrhythmogenic dysplasia of the right ventricle 35 References 35 (f) Chapter 3: Acquired Diseases of the Aorta 38 I c 3. 1 Technical Aspects of the Aortic Study by MRI: Imaging the Normal Aorta 38 3. 2 Aortic Aneurysm 43 3. 3 Aortic Dissection and Related Entities OJ 43 a. Strategy for the study of aortic dissection by MRI 43 I b. Differential diagnosis of aortic dissection by MRI 47 References 49 c o U .;jj Chapter 4: Study of Valvular Heart Disease 54 4. 1 Introduction 54 4. 2 Velocity Calculation and Flow Quantitation 54 4.