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Role of echocardiography versus MRI for the diagnosis of congenital heart disease

2003; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 18; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00001573-200309000-00006

1531-7080

Ricardo Pignatelli, Colin J. McMahon, Taylor Chung, G. Wesley Vick,

Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

During the last few decades, significant strides have been made in the field of noninvasive imaging for the patient with congenital heart disease. Echocardiography and MRI continue to provide improved means of anatomic and functional assessment in children and adults with congenital heart lesions. This review reports some of the recent advances in tissue Doppler, strain rate, and integrated backscatter, and highlights exciting current and future potential developments in their application. We also discuss advances in MR in evaluation of cardiac anatomy and function in congenital heart disease.