TY - CHAP
T1 - Functional evaluation of pulmonary circulation
T2 - With special emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging
AU - Yoo, Shi Joon
AU - Grosse-Wortmann, Lars
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Complete assessment of the pulmonary circulation should include not only the anatomy of the pulmonary arteries and veins but also the functional and hemodynamic consequences of the pathology. The available tools for the pulmonary vascular assessment include: catheterization with x-ray angiography, echocardiography, magnetic resonance (MR), computed tomography (CT), and radioisotope scintigraphy. As each has its own advantages and disadvantages, proper selection of a diagnostic tool or tools should be tailored to the specific purpose of the study in a given patient. Utilization of the imaging resources for anatomical depiction of the pulmonary arteries and veins has well been described in the literature. This chapter discusses the functional and hemodynamic assessment of the pulmonary circulation with particular emphasis on utilization of MR and how we perform functional and hemodynamic evaluation of the pulmonary circulation in a few selected clinical situations.
AB - Complete assessment of the pulmonary circulation should include not only the anatomy of the pulmonary arteries and veins but also the functional and hemodynamic consequences of the pathology. The available tools for the pulmonary vascular assessment include: catheterization with x-ray angiography, echocardiography, magnetic resonance (MR), computed tomography (CT), and radioisotope scintigraphy. As each has its own advantages and disadvantages, proper selection of a diagnostic tool or tools should be tailored to the specific purpose of the study in a given patient. Utilization of the imaging resources for anatomical depiction of the pulmonary arteries and veins has well been described in the literature. This chapter discusses the functional and hemodynamic assessment of the pulmonary circulation with particular emphasis on utilization of MR and how we perform functional and hemodynamic evaluation of the pulmonary circulation in a few selected clinical situations.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-84800-378-1_8
DO - 10.1007/978-1-84800-378-1_8
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84889997065
SN - 9781848003774
SP - 65
EP - 71
BT - Congenital Diseases in the Right Heart
PB - Springer London
ER -