Advanced cardiac MRI techniques for evaluation of left-sided valvular heart disease

Carmen P S Blanken, Emile S Farag, S Matthijs Boekholdt, Tim Leiner, Jolanda Kluin, Aart J Nederveen, Pim van Ooij, R Nils Planken

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Abstract

The most common types of left-sided valvular heart disease (VHD) in the Western world are aortic valve stenosis, aortic valve regurgitation, and mitral valve regurgitation. Comprehensive clinical evaluation entails both hemodynamic analysis and structural as well as functional characterization of the left ventricle. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an established diagnostic modality for assessment of left-sided VHD and is progressively gaining ground in modern-day clinical practice. Detailed flow visualization and quantification of flow-related biomarkers in VHD can be obtained using 4D flow MRI, an imaging technique capable of measuring blood flow in three orthogonal directions over time. In addition, recent MRI sequences enable myocardial tissue characterization and strain analysis. In this review we discuss the emerging potential of state-of-the-art MRI including 4D flow MRI, tissue mapping, and strain quantification for the diagnosis and prognosis of left-sided VHD.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 1 Technical Efficacy Stage: 1 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018. J. MAGN. RESON. IMAGING 2018;48:318-329.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)318-329
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume48
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2018

Keywords

  • 4D flow MRI
  • hemodynamic imaging
  • phase-contrast MRI
  • strain analysis
  • tissue mapping
  • valvular heart disease
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency/diagnostic imaging
  • Shear Strength
  • Echocardiography
  • Prognosis
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional/methods
  • Humans
  • Stress, Mechanical
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis/diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Valve Diseases/diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Valves/diagnostic imaging
  • Heart/diagnostic imaging
  • Biomarkers
  • Heart Ventricles/diagnostic imaging
  • Hemodynamics
  • Kinetics
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency/diagnostic imaging

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