Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Raymond Benza, MD*,*,
Robert Biederman, MD*,
Srinivas Murali, MD* and
Himanshu Gupta, MD
* Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Figure 1 Surface-Rendered CT Image of the RV
Surface-rendered CT image of the RV showing a complex RV shape that precludes true assessment of RV structure and function in absence of 3-dimensional dataset. CT = computed tomography; RV = right ventricular/ventricle.
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Figure 2 Short-Axis View of the Heart in a Patient With Pulmonary Hypertension
(A) End-systolic image (steady-state free-precession magnetic resonance [MR] imaging technique) showing flattened interventricular septum, right ventricular hypertrophy, and pericardial effusion. (B) Tagged MR image corresponding to A. Tagged MR image is used for analysis of myocardial strain.
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