Magnetic resonance imaging techniques provide qualitative and quantitative information on valvular heart disease, offering advantages over established diagnostic tools for assessing severity.
The optimum management of patients with valvular heart diseases requires accurate and reproducible assessment of the valvular lesion and its hemodynamic consequences. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques, such as volume measurements, signal-void phenomena, and velocity mapping, can be used in an integrated approach to gain qualitative and quantitative information on valvular heart disease as well as ventricular dimensions and functions. Thus, MRI may be advantageous to the established diagnostic tools in assessing the severity of valvular heart disease as well as monitoring the lesion and predicting the optimal timing for valvular surgery. This paper reviews the validation of these MRI techniques in assessing valvular heart disease and discusses some typical pitfalls of the techniques, including suggestions for solutions.J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 1999;10:627-638.
S⊘ndergaard et al. (Mon,) conducted a review in Valvular heart disease. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) vs. Established diagnostic tools was evaluated. Magnetic resonance imaging techniques provide qualitative and quantitative information on valvular heart disease, offering advantages over established diagnostic tools for assessing severity.
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