Boston MA

Provides an interdisciplinary and integrated approach to noninvasive cardiac imaging

Discusses the use of CMR for assessment of heart diseases, arterial elasticity, blood flow velocity, and ventricular function

Includes new chapters on electrophysiological ablative treatment of arrhythmias, targeted molecular MRI, and T1 mapping methods

1. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics.- 2. Clinical Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques.- 3. Anatomy of the Heart and Great Arteries.- 4. Normal Left and Right Ventricular Volume and Function.- 5. Regional Myocardial Strain and Function: From Novel Techniques to Clinical Applications.- 6. Techniques for MR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.- 7. Techniques in the Assessment of Cardiovascular Blood Flow and Velocity.- 8. Contrast Agents in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- 9. Safety and Monitoring for Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- 10. Acute Myocardial Infarction and Post-Infarction Remodeling.- 11. Exercise and Dobutamine Stress CMR.- 12. Myocardial Perfusion and Late Gadolinium Enhancement Imaging in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance to Assess Coronary Artery Disease.- 13. Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Techniques and Clinical Results.- 14. Atherosclerotic Plaque Imaging.- 15. Assessment of Cardiomyopathies and Cardiac Transplantation.- 16. CMR Assessment of Cardiac Masses.- 17. Advanced Imaging of Pericardial Diseases.- 18. Valvular Heart Disease Assessment by CMR.- 19. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Complex Congenital Heart Disease.- 20. Congenital Heart Disease: Indications, Patient Preparation, and Simple Lesions.- 21. Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Aorta and the Peripheral Vessels.- 22. CMR Guidance of RFA to Atrial Arrhythmias.- 23. Interventional Cardiovascular MRI.- 24. Targeted MR Imaging in Cardiovascular Disease.- 25. Cardiac T1 Mapping.