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This book includes coverage of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) applications from cardiac physiology to the interpretation and diagnosis of cardiovascular and chest diseases providing up-to-date information on CMR uses, in cardiovascular care and thoracic pathologies from basic principles to the latest imaging techniques.
As part of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Handbook, Second Edition, this book is an ideal guide for clinical practice. It shows the most updated state-of-the-art coverage of CMR technologies and guidelines from basic principles to the latest imaging techniques. A wide section is dedicated to MRI imaging of thoracic structures with a focus on the evaluation of the lungs and its main diseases. This book discusses MRI of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, breasts, diaphragm, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, adrenal glands, and gastrointestinal tract. The new edition has been revised throughout with an extensive update and introduction of new chapters focusing on CMR techniques and COVID-19 related findings. It also includes new chapters focusing on CMR techniques, valvopathies, myocarditis, inflammatory cardiomyopathies, cardiac masses, pseudomassess, tumors, pulmonary embolism, and pulmonary hypertension. The book is part of the
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Second Edition set.This book is intended for students, radiologists and imaging specialists looking for a state-of-the-art reference in MRI.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Coronary and Perfusion Imaging with Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: Current State of the Art Chapter 2 Imaging of the Heart - Myocardial Imaging Chapter 3 CT/MR Imaging of pericardial disease Chapter 4 CMR at Low and Ultra-Low Fields Chapter 5 Amyloidosis, Iron overload and the other accumulation disorders Chapter 6 NON-ISCHEMIC DILATED AND HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHIES Chapter 7 Myocarditis and chronic inflammatory cardiomyopathies Chapter 8 Valvulopathies Chapter 9 Cardiac masses, pseudomasses and tumours Chapter 10 Application of T1 and T2 mapping in heart disease Chapter 11 CMR in Congenital Heart Disease Chapter 12 Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Aorta and splanchnic vessels Chapter 13 Peripheral MR angiography Chapter 14 MR Venography Chapter 15 Vascular malformations Chapter 16 4D Flow Chapter 17 Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Trachea, Bronchi and Lung Chapter 18 Clinical magnetic resonance imaging applications for the lung Chapter 19 Pleura and Diaphragm Chapter 20 Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the lung and pulmonary vasculature Chapter 21 Indications for Breast MRI
About the author
Luca Saba earned his MD from the University of Cagliari, Italy. Dr. Saba currently works at the Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria of Cagliari. During his career, he has won 15 scientific and extracurricular awards, published more than 180 papers in high impact factor journals, presented more than 500 papers and posters at national and international congress events, he has edited 10 books, and reviewed more than 40 scientific journals. He is a member of the Italian Society of Medical Radiology, European Society of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, and European Society of Neuroradiology.
