Heart failure (HF) affects approximately 6.5 million adults in the United States and is
expected to increase in prevalence because of an aging population and cardiometabolic …

Introduction: Percutaneous subclavian vein catheterization is one of the most common
invasive procedures performed in cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to compare left …

Background The incidence of correctional surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD) has
increased significantly over the past 2 decades. Pelvic incidence, an angular measurement …

MRI techniques have been recently introduced for non-invasive qualification of regional
myocardial mechanics, which is not achievable with other imaging modalities. Covering …

Purpose Cardiac MR tagging techniques, which facilitate the strain evaluation, have not yet
been widely adopted in clinics due to inefficiencies in acquisition and postprocessing. This …

Purpose To develop a real‐time radial tagging MRI for accurate measurement of rotational
motion and twist of the left ventricle (LV). Methods A FLASH‐based radial tagging sequence …

Background Left ventricular rotational deformation, which arises from contraction of
myofibers arranged in a helical structure, plays a crucial role in cardiac mechanics …