Since the early 1960s, selective x-ray coronary angiogra-phy has provided the only means
of visualizing the coronary arterial system in vivo. However, it has several disadvantages …

Of the different kinds of coronary anomalies observed in adults, anomalous origin of a
coronary artery from the opposite sinus of Valsalva with an “interarterial” course (ACAOS) …

Balanced steady‐state free precession (SSFP) techniques provide excellent contrast
between myocardium and blood at a high signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR). Hence, SSFP …

This work reports preliminary results from the first human cardiac imaging at 7 Tesla (T).
Images were acquired using an eight‐channel transmission line (TEM) array together with …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the diagnostic
performance of 3.0-T contrast-enhanced whole-heart coronary magnetic resonance …

At 3 T, the effective wavelength of the RF field is comparable to the dimension of the human
body, resulting in B1 standing wave effects and extra variations in phase. This effect is …

Background To demonstrate the applicability of acoustic cardiac triggering (ACT) for imaging
of the heart at ultrahigh magnetic fields (7.0 T) by comparing phonocardiogram …

Background—Persistent intracoronary thrombus after plaque rupture is associated with an
increased risk of subsequent myocardial infarction and mortality. Coronary thrombus is …

Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to directly compare the diagnostic
accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and multislice computed tomography (CT) …

Objectives: The goal was to test 2 hypotheses: first, that coronary endothelial function can be
measured noninvasively and abnormal function detected using clinical 3.0-T magnetic …