Cardiovascular magnetic resonance : A companion to BRAUNWALD'S heart disease/ by Warren J. Manning MD FACC, FACP, FAHA, FISMRM, FSCMR, Professor of Medicine and Radiology, Harvad Medical School, Section Chief, Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging and Testing, Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Dudley J. Pennell, MD, FRCP, FACC, FESC, FAHA, FRCR, FMedSci, FSCMR, Professor of Cardiology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Director, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom [text]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance provides you with up-to-date clinical applications of cardiovascular MRI for the broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases, including ischemic, myopathic, valvular, and congenital heart diseases, as well as great vessel and peripheral vascular disease. Editors Warren J. Manning and Dudley J. Pennell and their team of international contributors cover everything from basic MR physics to sequence design, flow quantification and spectroscopy to structural anatomy and pathology. Learn the appropriate role for CMR in a variety of clinical settings with reference to other modalities, practical limitations, and costs. With the latest information on contrast agents, MR angiography, MR spectroscopy, imaging protocols, and more, this book is essential for both the beginner and expert CMR practitioner.--Publisher's website.