Syed M.A., Raman S.V., Simonetti O.P. (Eds.) Basic Principles of Cardiovascular MRI: Physics and Imaging Technique

Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2015. — 337 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-22140-3,978-3-319-22141-0.This book is a comprehensive and authoritative text on the expanding scope of CMR, dedicated to covering basic principles in detail focusing on the needs of cardiovascular imagers. The target audience for this book includes CMR specialists, trainees in CMR and cardiovascular medicine, cardiovascular physicists or clinical cardiovascular imagers. This book includes figures and CMR examples in the form of high-resolution still images and is divided in two sections: basic MRI physics, i.e. the nuts and bolts of MR imaging; and imaging techniques (pulse sequences) used in cardiovascular MR imaging. Each imaging technique is discussed in a separate chapter that includes the physics and clinical applications (with cardiovascular examples) of a particular technique. Evolving techniques or research based techniques are discussed as well. This section covers both cardiac and vascular imaging. ​Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is now considered a clinically important imaging modality for patients with a wide variety of cardiovascular diseases. Recent developments in scanner hardware, imaging sequences, and analysis software have led to 3-dimensional, high-resolution imaging of the cardiovascular system. These developments have also influenced a wide variety of cardiovascular imaging applications and it is now routinely used in clinical practice in CMR laboratories around the world. The non-invasiveness and lack of ionizing radiation exposure make CMR uniquely important for patients whose clinical condition requires serial imaging follow-up. This is particularly true for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) with or without surgical corrections who require lifelong clinical and imaging follow-up.Basic Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Signal Generation
k-Space
CMR Pulse Sequences
Spatial, Temporal Resolution and Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Fast Imaging
High Field MRI for CMR
Imaging Artifacts
MRI SafetyCardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Techniques
Principles of ECG Gating for CMR
Cardiac Cine Imaging
Black-Blood CMR
Tissue Characterization: T1, T2 and T2* Techniques
Perfusion
Stress Testing
Late Gadolinium Enhancement Imaging
Flow Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Coronary Arteries
Cardiac Spectroscopy
Contrast Media
Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography
Non-contrast Enhanced MRA
Advanced Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Techniques