Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the evaluation of heart valve disease

Abstract Background Over the last 25 years, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has emerged as an alternative to echocardiography for assessment of valvular heart disease (VHD). Although echo remains the first-line imaging modality for the assessment of patients with VHD, CMR can now pro...

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Main Authors: G. S. Gulsin, A. Singh, G. P. McCann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12880-017-0238-0