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Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: An Update on Recent Developments

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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) plays an important role in the evaluation of children and adults with congenital heart disease. It provides complementary information to echocardiography and cardiac catheterization, and has unique diagnostic capabilities. Accordingly, data from CMR are increasingly being incorporated into disease management algorithms. This article critically reviews recently published reports related to pediatric and congenital CMR with sections on new techniques, congenital heart disease lesions, and cardiomyopathy.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Rebecca Beroukhim & Andrew J. Powell

  2. Department of Pediatrics/Congenital Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 175 Cambridge Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Rebecca Beroukhim

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Rebecca Beroukhim & Andrew J. Powell

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Beroukhim, R., Powell, A.J. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: An Update on Recent Developments. Curr Pediatr Rep 3, 230–236 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40124-015-0084-x

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