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Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences 39 (2008) 216
Journal de l’imagerie médicale et des sciences de la radiation
www.elsevier.com/locate/jmir
Book Review
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Edited by: Raymond Y. Kwong, MD, MPH Publisher: Humana Press Inc., 2008 ISBN: 978-1-59745-306-6 Reviewed by: Rhonda Walcarius, M.R.T.(R), M.R.T.(MR), BSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada This book is written with radiologists, cardiologists, internists, residents, and fellows in mind. Raymond Y. Kwong hopes it will be used as a guide for those physicians starting out in cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The book contains a total of 32 chapters. It is a collection of articles written by physicists, radiologists, and cardiologists on the various aspects of cardiac MR imaging. It is accompanied by a DVD containing video clips of cardiac MR images corresponding to various chapters in the book. The DVD is both PC and Mac compatible. Basic MR physics is reviewed, along with fast scanning techniques such as parallel imaging. Various cardiac imaging techniques are discussed, including volumetric assessment and function, perfusion, blood flow assessment and velocity, angiography, spectroscopy, and arterial elasticity. The DVD video clips aid in visualizing the techniques through cine loops of MR cardiac images. These are very helpful in trying to understand what the resultant images produced by the techniques should look like. There is a chapter on anatomy of the heart and great vessels. High-resolution MR images in various imaging planes are labeled, making it easy for readers to carry over what is learned to their everyday working environment. So many images are used that it is difficult for the text to keep up, so reading and following the images can be difficult at times.
1939-8654/08/$ - see front matter Ó 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. doi: 10.1016/j.jmir.2008.09.007
There is a chapter devoted to MR safety, which discusses screening as well as cardiac stents, filters, and coils. The chapter on contrast agents explains the biochemical makeup of MR contrast agents and their possible side effects and reactions. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is defined, although there is no consensus among the authors on this subject. There are many chapters dealing with different cardiac anomalies and diseases. These chapters explain what the anomaly or disease is, how it presents on MR imaging, what MR imaging sequences work best to visualize the anomaly or disease, and, in some chapters, treatment is also discussed. Advanced cardiac imaging techniques such as molecular imaging, targeted therapies, and interventional cardiac MR are explained. There is also a chapter comparing nuclear cardiology with cardiac MR assessment of coronary artery disease. As a technologist, the book falls short for being an introductory guide to cardiac MR because it does not include patient care, patient preparation techniques, parameter choices, pulse sequence explanations, or troubleshooting. Technologists will, however, find it most useful in explaining the different techniques used in cardiac MR and what to look for on the resultant images. It is also helpful in viewing different diseases and referencing the plane, technique, or sequence to best visualize the disease.
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences 39 (2008) 216
Journal de l’imagerie médicale et des sciences de la radiation
www.elsevier.com/locate/jmir
Book Review
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Edited by: Raymond Y. Kwong, MD, MPH Publisher: Humana Press Inc., 2008 ISBN: 978-1-59745-306-6 Reviewed by: Rhonda Walcarius, M.R.T.(R), M.R.T.(MR), BSc, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada This book is written with radiologists, cardiologists, internists, residents, and fellows in mind. Raymond Y. Kwong hopes it will be used as a guide for those physicians starting out in cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The book contains a total of 32 chapters. It is a collection of articles written by physicists, radiologists, and cardiologists on the various aspects of cardiac MR imaging. It is accompanied by a DVD containing video clips of cardiac MR images corresponding to various chapters in the book. The DVD is both PC and Mac compatible. Basic MR physics is reviewed, along with fast scanning techniques such as parallel imaging. Various cardiac imaging techniques are discussed, including volumetric assessment and function, perfusion, blood flow assessment and velocity, angiography, spectroscopy, and arterial elasticity. The DVD video clips aid in visualizing the techniques through cine loops of MR cardiac images. These are very helpful in trying to understand what the resultant images produced by the techniques should look like. There is a chapter on anatomy of the heart and great vessels. High-resolution MR images in various imaging planes are labeled, making it easy for readers to carry over what is learned to their everyday working environment. So many images are used that it is difficult for the text to keep up, so reading and following the images can be difficult at times.
1939-8654/08/$ - see front matter Ó 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. doi: 10.1016/j.jmir.2008.09.007
There is a chapter devoted to MR safety, which discusses screening as well as cardiac stents, filters, and coils. The chapter on contrast agents explains the biochemical makeup of MR contrast agents and their possible side effects and reactions. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is defined, although there is no consensus among the authors on this subject. There are many chapters dealing with different cardiac anomalies and diseases. These chapters explain what the anomaly or disease is, how it presents on MR imaging, what MR imaging sequences work best to visualize the anomaly or disease, and, in some chapters, treatment is also discussed. Advanced cardiac imaging techniques such as molecular imaging, targeted therapies, and interventional cardiac MR are explained. There is also a chapter comparing nuclear cardiology with cardiac MR assessment of coronary artery disease. As a technologist, the book falls short for being an introductory guide to cardiac MR because it does not include patient care, patient preparation techniques, parameter choices, pulse sequence explanations, or troubleshooting. Technologists will, however, find it most useful in explaining the different techniques used in cardiac MR and what to look for on the resultant images. It is also helpful in viewing different diseases and referencing the plane, technique, or sequence to best visualize the disease.