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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Assunto principal:
Tailândia
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Sistema Cardiovascular
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Criança
Limite:
Aged80
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
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