The magnetic resonance (MR) is a technique in constant evolution for evaluation of coronary artery disease. Cine-MR techniques
are currently the main imaging tools for measurement of several parameters of global ventricular function such as ventricular
volumes, ejection fraction and the ventricular mass. MR has shown less variability inter-observer than other techniques for
measurement of ventricular volumes; it does not use radiation and is operator independent. Regional contractile function is also
well assessed by cine-MR with visual inspection of wall motion and thickening for the left ventricle. After gadolinium administration,
MR can assess myocardial infarct and replacement fi brosis. When the detection of myocardial fi brosis is associated with
segmental wall motion analysis by cine images, it can be possible to predict improvement recover of contractile function after
revascularization.
Keywords:
Isquemia Miocárdica/diagnóstico, Imagen por Resonancia Magnética, Cardiopatías/diagnóstico
Pereira R., G. ., Díaz P., J. C. ., Hermann P., R. ., & Silva F., C. . (2006). Rol de la Resonancia Magnética en Cardiopatía Isquémica. Revista Hospital Clínico Universidad De Chile, 17(4), pp. 328–36. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7996.2006.78165
