A contrast dye is injected into the ... accurate image to monitor the procedure while it is being performed." Cardiac MRI "provides the gold standard of cardiac function and anatomy unsurpassed ...

Columnist Desiree Lama thought that the worst of her MRI experiences was behind her. Not so, she learned during a recent ...

A medical team at the Amsterdam University Medical Centre (AUMC) in the Netherlands completed the first-in-human ventricular ...

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis can cause a thickening and hardening of the skin, heart and lungs—and cause painful contracting of the joints.

Researchers from the University of New Mexico found that gadolinium – a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans – could mix with oxalic acid found in many foods to precipitate tiny nanoparticles of ...

A total of 214 studies were performed in 187 patients from a retrospective analysis of pediatric and adult patients who underwent MRI-guided and XMR cardiac catheterizations in our institution ...

The results were published in JAMA Cardiology. In LGE, gadolinium, a contrast agent, is injected into the bloodstream and perfuses the heart. An MRI is quickly performed as the gadolinium makes ...

In comparison, cardiac CT and CMR provide a comprehensive anatomic evaluation that can better assess the structural characteristics of the pericardium, which are not commonly limited by body ...

According to news reports, the woman, a heart patient ... small risk of developing an allergic reaction if your MRI requires ...

The department has 9 MRI scanners and a catheterisation lab, providing clinical and research MRI services in the areas of cardiac, foetal, neonatal and advanced brain imaging. The facility is embedded ...