Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography

Coronary MRA: What It Is, and Why We Should Be Interested.- Anatomy and Physiology of Coronary Arteries.- Coronary MR Angiographic Techniques.- History of Coronary MRA.- 2-D and 3-D Breathhold Coronary MRA: How Do I Do It?.- 3-D Free-Breathing (Navigator) Coronary MRA: How Do I Do It?.- Clinical Applications Today.- MRA of Anomalous Coronary Arteries.- Coronary Artery Variants and Adult Congenital Heart Disease.- MR Assessment of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patency.- MRI of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts.- Coronary Lesion Detection with Coronary MRA: When Will It Be Good Enough?.- Coronary Flow Measurements Using MRI.- Coronary Flow Reserve.- First-Generation Coronary MRA Techniques.- Second-Generation Coronary MRA Techniques.- Motion Reduction Techniques for Coronary MRA.- Coronary MRA Techniques Without Breathholding.- MR Navigators and Their Use in Cardiac and Coronary Imaging.- Third-Generation Coronary MRA Techniques and Other New Techniques.- Real-Time Coronary MRI.- Postprocessing and 3-D Visualization Techniques.- MR of Coronary Artery Lesions Using an Interleaved Multiple Slice Image Acquisition Technique.- Contrast Agents for Coronary MRA.- Intravascular Contrast Agents for Cardiac MRI.- Alternatives to Coronary MRA.- Coronary Angiography by EB-CT.- Intravascular Ultrasound. A "Look Inside" Coronary Arteries: Clinical Applications and Future Directions.- The Future of Cardiac MRI.- Ischemic Heart Disease: Assessment of Ventricular Function with MRI.- MR Stress Ventriculography.- Conclusions.

Coronary MRA can be instrumental in the evaluation of congenital coronary artery anomalies; however, the complexity of advanced MRA may be overwhelming to many. This title demystifies the art of coronary MRA by providing a text in plain language with clearly illustrated imaging steps and protocols. Designed to bridge the gap between radiology and cardiology, this extremely practical book is written for practitioners planning to incorporate this technique into their practice.

From the reviews:



"This book presents a comprehensive account of the emerging role of MRI in the assessment of the human coronary arterial tree. André Duerinckx has gathered together physicians and scientists from North America, Europe and the UK who are experts in their field to discuss the topic in depth. ... The authors deal well with a difficult and evolving topic. The discussions are up to date and complete ... ." (Richard E. Slaughter, Australasian Radiology, Vol. 47 (3), 2003)

"Since the 1990s several groups worldwide have explored the potential of magnetic resonance to substitute conventional coronary angiography. One of the pioneers was Dr. André Duerinckx, who, in his current book ... has brought together the experience and expertise of the different groups. ... this well illustrated book gives an excellent overview of coronary MR angiography, and can be recommended for all those who are active in the field of cardiac imaging and for those interested in starting imaging in this very exciting domain." (J. Bogaert, European Radiology, Vol. 13 (6), 2003)

"The book pleasantly surprised me in several ways. First, the book is easy to read. ... Second, the book is well organized. ... Finally, this book is balanced. ... In summary, the book has a wealth of accessible, readable information about the technical aspects of coronary MR angiography and cardiac MR imaging. This will be a useful resource for anyone involved or interested in cardiac MR imaging at any level." (Philip A. Araoz, Radiology, September, 2003)

"The book is well organized and covers the technical principles of MR imaging ... . The text is extremely well annotated and includes a complete review of the medical literature in this young but growing field. The figures are all of the highest quality ... . The content itself is complete and written by many experts in the field. ... Anyone seriously interested in the current status of cutting edge MR