Medlantis

Dr. Crean discusses the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) as a prognostic tool in ischemic heart disease. Basics of late gadolinium enhancement. What CMR tells us about the recovery from acute myocardial infarction. Selection of patients for revascularization, and prognostic warranty period for a normal stress MR.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, learners should be able to:

• Understand the application cardiac mr perfusion to ischemic detection
• Understand the role of mr imaging
• Understand when CT and when MR is indicated