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MRI Catheterization: Ready for Broad Adoption

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In recent years, interventional cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (iCMR) has evolved from attractive theory to clinical routine at several centers. Real-time cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR fluoroscopy) adds value by combining soft-tissue visualization, concurrent hemodynamic measurement, and freedom from radiation. Clinical iCMR applications are expanding because of advances in catheter devices and imaging. In the near future, iCMR promises novel procedures otherwise unsafe under standalone X-Ray guidance.

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Abbreviations

iCMR:

Interventional cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

CMR:

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

ECG:

Electrocardiogram

EP:

Electrophysiology

RF:

Radiofrequency

SAR:

Specific absorption rate

XFM:

X-Ray fused with MRI

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    Stephen J. Nageotte & Kanishka Ratnayaka

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Nageotte, S.J., Lederman, R.J. & Ratnayaka, K. MRI Catheterization: Ready for Broad Adoption. Pediatr Cardiol 41, 503–513 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-020-02301-6

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