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01-01-2015 | Minisymposium

Advances in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging of congenital heart disease

Authors: Mieke M. P. Driessen, Johannes M. P. J. Breur, Ricardo P. J. Budde, Joep W. M. van Oorschot, Roland R. J. van Kimmenade, Gertjan Tj Sieswerda, Folkert J. Meijboom, Tim Leiner

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 1/2015

Abstract

Due to advances in cardiac surgery, survival of patients with congenital heart disease has increased considerably during the past decades. Many of these patients require repeated cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging to assess cardiac anatomy and function. In the past decade, technological advances have enabled faster and more robust cardiovascular magnetic resonance with improved image quality and spatial as well as temporal resolution. This review aims to provide an overview of advances in cardiovascular magnetic resonance hardware and acquisition techniques relevant to both pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease and discusses the techniques used to assess function, anatomy, flow and tissue characterization.

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Title: Advances in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging of congenital heart disease
Authors: Mieke M. P. Driessen
Johannes M. P. J. Breur
Ricardo P. J. Budde
Joep W. M. van Oorschot
Roland R. J. van Kimmenade
Gertjan Tj Sieswerda
Folkert J. Meijboom
Tim Leiner
Publication date: 01-01-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-3067-0

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