Contents

Section I Basic Principles of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Chapter 1. The Physics of Image Generation by Magnetic Resonance
Chapter 2. Clinical Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques
Chapter 3. Myocardial Perfusion--Theory
Chapter 4. Tagged Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance of Systole
Chapter 5. SCPAMM Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function
Chapter 6. Blood Flow Velocity Assessment
Chapter 7. Special Considerations for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: Safety, Electrocardiographic Set-Up, Monitoring, Contraindications
Chapter 8. Normal Cardiac Anatomy, Orientation, and Function

Section II. Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter 9. Assessment of Cardiac Function
Chapter 10. Stress CMR--Wall Motion
Chapter 11. Stress CMR--Clinical Myocardial Perfusion
Chapter 12. Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 13. Myocardial Infarction--Remodeling
Chapter 14. Myocardial Viability
Chapter 15. The Use of Navigator Echoes in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Factors Affecting Their Implementation
Chapter 16. Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography--Methods
Chapter 17. Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography--Clinical Results
Chapter 18. Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography for Suspected Anomalous Coronary Artery Disease
Chapter 19. Coronary Artery and Coronary Sinus Velocity and Flow
Chapter 20. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Imaging and Assessment of Flow
Chapter 21. Atherosclerotic Plaque Imaging
Chapter 22. Assessment of the Biophysical Mechanical Properties of the Arterial Wall

Section III. Right Ventricular Anatomy and Function
Chapter 23. Right Ventricular Anatomy and Function in Health and Disease

Section IV. Structural Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 24. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance of Simple Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
Chapter 25. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance of Complex Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult
Chapter 26. Thoracic Aortic Disease
Chapter 27. Cardiac and Paracardiac Masses
Chapter 28. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Evaluation of the Pericardium in Health and Disease
Chapter 29. Magnetic Resonance Angiography--Aorta and Peripheral Vessels

Section V. Functional Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 30. Valvular Heart Disease
Chapter 31. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Cardiomyopathies
Chapter 32. Cardiac Transplantation
Chapter 33. Clinical Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Chapter 34. Magnetic Resonance Assessment of Myocardial Oxygenation
Chapter 35. Interventional Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Appendix I. Common Abbreviations Used in the Text
Appendix II. Analogous CMR Terminology Used by Various Vendors