Sequence | Imaging plane | Indication |
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Standard imaging | ||
Cine bSSFP | Axial, vertical, and horizontal long axes of the RV | RV volumes, mass, and EF Assessment of pulmonary artery anatomy and pulsatility |
Short-axis stack | LV volumes, mass, and EF RV volumes, mass, and EF | |
Phase contrast flow | Ascending aorta, main pulmonary artery, and branch pulmonary arteries | Pulmonary regurgitation Differential pulmonary blood flow Qp:Qs measurement in context of a suspected shunt |
Additional case-specific or comprehensive imaging | ||
Phase contrast flow | Pulmonary veins | Aortopulmonary collateral flow measurement |
Magnetic resonance contrast angiography | 3D volume | Indicated as part of first study Pulmonary artery anatomy Pulmonary vein anatomy |
Late gadolinium enhancement | Short-axis stack LV long-axis views RV-specific views | Myocardial scarring |
3D bSSFP imaging | 3D volume | Intracardiac anatomy |
4D flow imaging | Pulmonary arteries RV inflow | Assessment of pulmonary arterial pressures Wall shear stress RV diastolic function |