RT Book, Section A1 Vogel-Claussen, Jens A1 Bluemke, David A. A2 Yuh, David D. A2 Vricella, Luca A. A2 Yang, Stephen C. A2 Doty, John R. SR Print(0) ID 1104594689 T1 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging T2 Johns Hopkins Textbook of Cardiothoracic Surgery YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-166350-2 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1104594689 RD 2024/03/28 AB The availability of high-field-strength magnets, high-performance-gradient hardware, and ultrafast sequence technology in recent years has transformed cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) into a multifunctional tool. Cardiac MRI can provide three-dimensional analysis of cardiac anatomy, viability, motion, and function with high accuracy and reproducibility.1,2 Because of the complexity of cardiac anatomy and motion, cardiac MRI can be challenging and previously had been performed primarily at specialized centers. More recently, a comprehensive cardiac MRI exam has become a reliable clinical tool in a wide range of healthcare centers. In this article, we briefly outline imaging techniques and illustrate the various applications of cardiac MRI.