[Current value of magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of coronary heart disease]

Journal article

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive imaging technique with increasing importance in clinical medicine. It has become a valuable and reliable imaging tool in the diagnosis and management of many medical and surgical conditions. Important advantages of MRI are its flexibility in orientation of imaging plane and the possibility of both anatomical and functional imaging. MRI is based on the application and detection of radio signals and works without any exposure to ionizing radiat...

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Authors: Wiesmann, F; Taylor, A; Neubauer, S; Pennell, D

• Journal: Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie
• Volume: 86
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 657-668
• Publication date: 1997-09-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s003920050106
• EISSN: 1435-1285
• ISSN: 0300-5860
• Language: German
• Keywords: Coronary Disease; Humans; Coronary Circulation; Coronary Artery Bypass; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Postoperative Complications; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Graft Occlusion, Vascular