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What is CardiovascularMRI |
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a relatively new field in cardiovascular imaging. Capitalizing on the behavior of protons in a strong magnetic field, magnetic resonance imaging can create high-resolution, detailed images and movies of the body, without the use of any radiation. CMR has the potential to revolutionize cardiovascular imaging, by offering a variety of imaging approaches to evaluate the heart muscle (myocardium), heart valves, blood vessels and the structures surrounding the heart. It is now considered to be the “gold standard” for the precise quantification of both left and right ventricular size and function. CMR can detect scar tissue due to old heart attacks (“myocardial infarction”), poor blood flow to the heart muscle due to blockages in the coronary arteries (“ischemia”), inflammation of the heart muscle (“myocarditis”) and different intrinsic diseases (“cardiomyopathies”). In addition, CMR is very robust in measuring and quantifying blood flow both in the right and the left sided chambers.
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