Advances in MR imaging assessment of adults with congenital heart disease

Nazima N Kathiria; Charles B Higgins; Karen G Ordovas

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2014.09.005

Advances in MR imaging assessment of adults with congenital heart disease

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2015 Feb;23(1):35-40. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2014.09.005.

Authors

Nazima N Kathiria¹, Charles B Higgins², Karen G Ordovas²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Cardiac and Pulmonary Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA. Electronic address: nnkathiria@yahoo.com.
² Department of Radiology, Cardiac and Pulmonary Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA.

PMID: 25476672
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2014.09.005

Abstract

Many novel cardiac MR sequences can be used for assessment of adult patients with congenital heart disease. Although most of these techniques are still primarily used in the research arena, there are many potential applications in clinical practice. Advanced cardiac MR assessment of myocardial tissue characterization, flow hemodynamics, and myocardial strain are promising tools for diagnostic and prognostic assessment late after repair of congenital heart diseases.

Keywords: 3D cardiac model; 4D flow; Complex congenital cardiac disease; Congenital heart disease; Delayed enhancement; T1 mapping; Tetralogy of fallot; Ventricular strain.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Elasticity Imaging Techniques / methods*
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
Heart Defects, Congenital / physiopathology
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods*
Male
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / methods*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity