RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied RadiologyCardiovascular magnetic resonance from basics to clinical applicationshttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2010/11/Articles/AR_11-10_Maki/Cardiovascular-magnetic-resonance-from-basics-to-clinical-applications.aspx<p>Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is the sole imaging modality with the ability, in 3 dimensions, to assess cardiac morphology, ventricular function, perfusion, viability and imaging characteristics of the surrounding vasculature without ionizing radiation.<sup>1</sup> CMR uses the same principles as other MR techniques with the addition of ECG gating in order to suspend cardiac motion. </p>Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010 11:44:23 GMT