MR Imaging of the Coronary Vasculature Imaging the Lumen, Wall, and Beyond

作者：Lin Kai^*; Carr James C

来源：Radiologic Clinics of North America, 2015, 53(2): 345-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.rcl.2014.11.003

• Coronary artery disease
• Magnetic resonance imaging
• Noninvasive

The characteristics of coronary artery disease are gradual thickening of the coronary walls and narrowing of the vascular lumen by the buildup of atherosclerosis plaques. These morphologic changes can be noninvasively detected by coronary magnetic resonance (MR) imaging/MR angiography (MRA). In addition, functional changes, such as coronary wall distensibility and flow changes, may also be evaluated with MR imaging. However, the application of current MR imaging/MRA techniques is limited in clinical practice because of several adverse technical and physiologic factors, such as cardiac and respiratory motion. Many technical innovations have been adopted to address these problems from multiple aspects.

• 出版日期2015-3
• 单位西北大学