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MRI‐guided congenital cardiac catheterization and intervention: The future?
Author(s) -
Moore Phillip
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.20485
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac catheterization , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , interventional cardiology , catheter , surgery
Over the last 10 years, a number of technological advances have allowed real‐time magnetic resonance imaging to guide cardiac catheterization, including improved image quality, faster scanning times, and open magnets allowing access to the patient. Potential advantages include better soft tissue imaging to improve catheter manipulation and additional functional information to assist with interventional decision‐making, all without exposure to ionizing radiation. MRI‐guided diagnostic catheterization, balloon dilation, stent placement, valvar replacement, atrial septal defect closure, and radiofrequency ablation all have been shown feasible in animal models. MRI‐guided catheterization has the potential to replace the current X‐ray‐based diagnostic and interventional procedures for children with congenital heart disease, avoiding all radiation exposure while improving soft tissue imaging. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.