Cardiovascular examination with 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging: first 100 cases at Ramathibodi Hospital.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has been utilized for diagnosis in various cardiovascular diseases and most of those were performed on a 1.5 Tesla CMR system. Recently, a 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging system has been introduced into clinical practice, however the clinical experience on cardiovascular examination using this system is limited. Therefore, the authors' institution has integrated a team for developing a CMR program on this 3.0 Tesla system.OBJECTIVE:
To describe the authors' experience on the 3.0 Tesla CMR system. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
The data on patients referred to the authors' CMR unit between August 2004 and October 2005 were reviewed.RESULTS:
One hundred patients were referred for CMR examination. The mean age was 56 years (2 month - 85 years) and 65 patients were male. The most common indication was to assess coronary artery disease (64 patients). The performed examination was divided into cardiac structure and function assessment (39%), stress testing (23%), coronary magnetic resonance angiography (13%), myocardial viability assessment (12%), magnetic resonance angiography (9%), and flow assessment (4%).CONCLUSION:
The present study highlights that comprehensive assessment of various cardiovascular diseases can be performed on the 3.0 Tesla CMR system.
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Asunto principal:
Tailandia
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Anciano de 80 o más Años
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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Sistema Cardiovascular
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Niño
Límite:
Aged80
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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