Magnetic Resonance

Research reports from University of Toronto, Heart Center provide new insights into magnetic resonance

Published in Telemedicine Law Weekly, February 14th, 2009

"We sought to compare the usefulness of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging in neonates with a borderline small left ventricle. The preoperative magnetic resonance and echocardiography studies of 20 consecutive patients (mean age 10 +/- 9 days) undergoing magnetic resonance imaging were analyzed," investigators in Toronto, Canada report.

"The diagnoses were aortic stenosis (n = 3), hypoplastic left heart complex (n = 12), and unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect (n = 5). The magnetic resonance imaging protocol included ventricular volumetry, flow measurements, and angiography. Potential left ventricular volumes, assuming an ideal geometric shape, were...

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Source: Telemedicine Law Weekly (2009-02-14)

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