Category Archives: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance imaging

MR angio of femoral and popliteal arteries

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin | Permalink 0

MR angio of femoral and popliteal arteries Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography of both femoral arteries showing severe disease on both sides with reformation of the vessels lower down [..]

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance imaging

Intravascular magnetic resonance imaging and special contrast agents

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin | Permalink 0

Magnetic resonance imaging can assess the finer details of atherosclerotic lesions in blood vessels – i.e., plaque component characterization. But currently this is limited to the evaluation of [..]

Angiography and Interventions, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance imaging

Magnetic resonance coronary angiography

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin | Permalink 0

Currently the gold standard for assessment of coronary artery disease is coronary angiography using x-rays. Since conventional coronary angiography is an invasive procedure with a small risk of [..]

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance imaging

MR angio in aortic bifurcation disease

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin | Permalink 0

Magnetic resonance angiography (MR angiography) is useful in the non invasive assessment of aortic bifurcation disease. It gives an overall view of the aorta and its branches with [..]

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance imaging