Cardiac MRI for Evaluation of Right Heart Function before and after Catheter-directed Therapy in Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: A Prospective Study of Feasibility and Potential Utility.

Matthew D LeComte Gregory Woodhead Diana M Palacio Abdul KhanRyan AveryHugh McGregor Charles Hennemeyer

Published in: Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging (2021)

Cardiac MRI is clinically feasible in the setting of submassive pulmonary embolism and is able to demonstrate measurable differences of right heart function before and after catheter-directed therapy.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
inferior vena cava
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
heart failure
left ventricular
diffusion weighted imaging
atrial fibrillation
ultrasound guided
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
stem cells
cell therapy
climate change