Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography for the Detection of Coronary Stenoses

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Authors

Won Yong Kim · Cardiovascular Research Center

Peter G. Danias · Cardiovascular Research Center

Matthias Stuber · Cardiovascular Research Center

Scott D. Flamm · St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital

Sven Plein · Leeds General Infirmary

Eike Nagel

Susan E. Langerak · Leiden University Medical Center

Abstract

Among patients referred for their first x-ray coronary angiogram, three-dimensional coronary magnetic resonance angiography allows for the accurate detection of coronary artery disease of the proximal and middle segments. This noninvasive approach reliably identifies (or rules out) left main coronary artery or three-vessel disease.

Topics & Keywords

Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 345, Issue 26, pp. 1863-1869

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa010866

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