Quantification of myocardial perfusion by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

ABSTRACT: The potential of contrast-enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) for a quantitative assessment of myocardial perfusion has been explored for more than a decade now, with encouraging results from comparisons with accepted "gold standards", such as microspheres used in the physiology laboratory. This has generated an increasing interest in the requirements and methodological approaches for the non-invasive quantification of myocardial blood flow by CMR. This review provides a synopsis of the current status of the field, and introduces the reader to the technical aspects of perfusion quantification by CMR. The field has reached a stage, where quantification of myocardial perfusion is no longer a claim exclusive to nuclear imaging techniques. CMR may in fact offer important advantage

SUBMITTER: Jerosch-Herold M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2964700 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature