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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a very useful imaging modality to demonstrate normal and abnormal anatomy of the heart and great vessels. The high velocity of protons in rapid flowing blood causes only little or no signal, providing natural contrast between the cardiac wall and flowing blood. Contrary to X-ray techniques no intravenous injection of contrast agents is necessary to define the cardiac chambers and vascular structures.
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De Roos, A., Postema, S., Krauss, X.H., Van Voorthuisen, A.E. (1988). MRI in Acquired Heart Disease. In: Falke, T.H.M. (eds) Essentials of Clinical MRI. Series in Radiology, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3279-1_18
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