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Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has become an important technique for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. Technical advances have rendered both CT and particularly CMR highly effective for most applications, and unique in the evaluation of cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology. The number of investigations and publications on CMR on basic and clinical problems in cardiovascular diseases has exploded over the last years, and substantial gain of information on both new technical and clinical advances has been achieved. This combination of textbook and atlas contains the latest results and applications of CMR, including one chapter on the role of cardiovascular CT in clinical routine.

Comprehensive and clear description of MRI techniques and protocols for all types of cardiovascular examinations
Detailed description and discussion of every routine and new application of CMR for both clinical diagnosis and patient management as well as experimental investigations
Chapters written in a balanced and structured format regarding both disease description and experimental applications as well as results of CMR imaging
Thorough discussion of relevant recent and actual publications on the latest results of clinical and experimental investigations regarding CMR techniques and clinical application
Inclusion of important experimental topics like CMR studies in animals or cardiac magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and clinical issues like CMR-based follow-up of cardiovascular interventions, CMR assessment of pulmonary vascular diseases, incidental findings on CMR imaging, or the role of cardiac computed tomography as an alternative to CMR
Excellent and instructive figures and schematics to demonstrate the strength and high quality of CMR to detect abnormalities of structure and function of the heart and great vessels in a wide variety of cardiovascular disorders
Detailed and clear presentation of the knowledge by the authors, who are internationally renowned experts in the field of CMR imaging

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AUS DEM INHALT
Part I: Basic Technology
Basic MR Techniques
CMR Laboratory
Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Recent Advances
Part II: Clinical Applications
CMR Examination of the Patient Topographic Anatomy, Structure, and Function of the Heart
Coronary Artery Disease - Stable Angina
Coronary Artery Disease - Acute Coronary Syndromes
MR-Coronary Angiography and Vessel Wall Imaging
Myocardial Blood Flow Measurements and Myocardial Oxygenation
Acute Myocarditis and Chronic Inflammatory Myocardial Disease
Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation
Adult Valvular Disease
Congenital Heart Disease
Pericardial Disease
CMR-Based Follow-Up of Cardiovascular Interventions
Cardiac Masses
Pulmonary Circulation
Diseases of the Aorta and Abdominal Arteries
Diseases of the Peripheral Arteries
Incidental Findings in the Thorax and Abdomen on CMR Imaging
Part III: Innovative and Experimental Imaging Techniques
High-Field CMR (3.0 T and 7.0 T)
CMR Studies in Animals
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Interventional CMR
Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

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